₦airaland Forum

Dew04:
This whole situation has made me dislike the average Chinese man.

Me too, especially when one considers the treatment of Africans in China. I wish our government is bold enough to deal with China appropriately.

If the policemen attached to the Rivers state task force have been withdrawn then the I G is really alive to his responsibility.

Where was PDP when Wike in his characteristic manner took the police to the cleaners. He actually said they were frustrating his efforts by demanding gratification from the public so that they may violate the lockdown rules.

He also said he had assembled volunteers who are indigenes of Rivers state and that the volunteers would help the task force to enforce the "executive order" that he promulgated.

No responsible IG of police would expose his assets to the commission of illegality in case the matters get to the law courts. Moreover, as they have been withdrawn, they will no more be in a position to demand for gratification from unruly inhabitants of Rivers state who want to violate lockdown rules.

So, PDP should advise their governor to make do with his volunteers. After all, they would not seek bribes from the public.

Buhari proving that old friends are better than new ones. Recall that Ibrahim Gambari, a Fulani was his minister of external affairs between January 1984 and August 1985.

I wish him a successful tunure.

[quote author=Peterobi90 post=89460622]The executive law said so and his people are in support for protection of their personal lives.

The "executive law" is null, void, of no effect and therefore ultra vire in the sense that it is at variance with the constitution and laws of the country.

At the appropriate time everybody will be accountable for his deeds and misdeeds.

There we go again

May the Lord heal our land.

Quite unfortunate. I'm sure the man would one day trace this young lady to demand for the child.

He abandoned the lady because of the opportunity to get a resident permit through the German lady.

What surprises me is that a lawyer believes that the executive orders made by a state government is superior to the constitution of the county or/ and the laws of the federation.

Immediately after the containment of covid 19, the persons who have been arbitrarily treated based on some "executive orders" that are unconstitutional and therefore ultra vire will have their say at the court of law.

Watch the steady rise in Edo and Oyo states cases. The two governors refused to impose lockdown on the respective states for purely political reasons.

Watch the slow increases in the cases of other the souther states cases apart from Lagos and adjoining Ogun state. The southern States have flattened the curve because of the lockdown imposed for about five weeks.

Sure. The owners of the hotels will definitely sue the state government. Wike has unwittingly set Rivers state back by several billions of Naira.

Next time, he would be careful of the dosage of whatever substance he (ab)uses.

Nonsense.

What is wrong with Wike? What does he want? What does he want to proof?

The other day he threatened to auction a trailer that took cattle to port Harcourt. Today he sent the M D of an electricity company to isolation centre because he did not "obey" lockdown.

As a lawyer, he should know that these cases are exempted from ban on interstate travel and lockdown respectively.

Some days back, workers of the electricity company in my area were out to distribute bills and nobody gave them any hassle. How much the M D of a corresponding service in Rivers state.

Something is terribly wrong with Wike. I hope it is not what I'm thinking.

I am gradually coming to the opinion that Buhari is not in control of this government. How on earth can government agencies effectively organise and serve meals to children on "holidays"?

This is definitely a sure way to misappropriate the scarce resources of this country and it should be resisted by all legal means available.

As a stakeholder in the education sector of the county, I have observed the several flaws in the implementation of this supposed welfarist program by the people in charge from the government agencies, the food vendors and school authorities.

Many Nigerians are not aware that the food vendors have become overnight millionaires themselves thus it is not only government people that are feeding fat on this program.

Now we see the reason this emergency and disaster management programs were taken from the purview of the Vice President. The North has made it an avenue to loot and this is a big negative for the government.

Lastly, I wish to restate that I am gradually coming to the opinion that the President is no more in control of this Government.

Sad, very sad.

topcatking:
Wike for president please

It will never happen. Wike knows this but do political neophytes know?

We do not know who the next President is but we know those that will not be President.

ursullalinda:
Congrats to her........Wonder what his children tell people is their dad's occupation?

The father's occupation is transportation and the profession is driving.

Some persons' occupation is kidnapping, especially from ]that side.

Nazgul:
The should pay it first and doctors should confirm it before I commend them. I'm tired of hearing news like this only to later discover that it wasn't implemented. case study is the new minimum wage. many states are yet to implement it yet credit has been given to the federal government already.

Frustration is a really bad phenomenon. So it is Federal government that will pay minimum wage for your state government.

For your information, federal government has been paying minimum wage since November last year.

Confront your governor for your own.

yusfatedeeprof:
Do Makinde need approval from the state House to fire his deputy?

The word "impeachment" should be saved for Presidents and high profile Government officials, who is a deputy governor that will be undergoing impeachment trial.... If you both are not getting along just relief him of his job already

Nonsense and Tonto dike

How did Nairaland get to this low level?

Honesty, I am of the opinion that a lot of cleansing has to be done so as to free the forum of kindergartens.

colestephan86:
Shey dem no dey eat for Rivers state ni.
Abi which one Is this Micheal power government sef.
The federal government said food and essentials can move freely , within the country . Wike is acting like Rivers state is outside Nigeria.

As usual, he is dancing to the gallery. I can bet that thirteen of him can not sell the cattle and the truck.

Federal laws clearly stated that food items, drugs, and other essentials can move freely within the country. The herd of cattle that was brought into Rivers state is for the consumption of Rivers people.

As usual, frustrated miscreants are jubilating at this grand foolery exhibited by a supposed Lawyer.

Just like the oil workers he detained for s few hours, by this time tomorrow, he would have released both truck and cattle.

enehvictor:
In order of the states with the poorest people:

- Ebonyi = 79% poverty status

- Enugu = 57% poverty status

- Abia = 30% poverty status

- Imo = 28% poverty status

- Ekiti = 28% poverty status


From the map, states marked in yellow are states with least poverty in the southern Nigeria, while the states marked in brown are states with highest rate of poverty.

Chei! See developers eee. Developers who failed to develop five of their six states.

You've done what sabi do Obinna boy.

If he had not been caught, he will be saying (like others) that he became rich in spite of the 20pounds they got after the civil war.

Developers dem who no fit develop dem area.

Davash222:
Why is she still in detention after 43 days since she's hale and hearty?

Because she is testing positive to the virus. Point is she is positive and asymptomatic. This means she has the virus but not showing any sign. It happens to some individials that God has blessed with immunity to the virus. She is therefore a DANGER to the society as she can infect thousands of persons without their knowing it.

She should remain in isolation till she tests negative.

Antichristus:
I blame Awo and Zik. In spite of the 1914 amalgamation, a purely administrative issue, the Southern Protectorate wasn’t meant to gain independence together with the Northern Protectorate in late 1950s. It was Awo and Zik who dragged these abhorrent rodents into the matter. Here we are today.

Since you know a little bit of history, let me update your knowledge.

You forgot to recollect how Azikiwe vehemently fought against the inclusion of a secessionist clause in our constitution during the pre independent conference in London. Tafawa Balewa and Obafemi Awolowo wanted a clause to be included in the independence constitution that will detail the processes to be followed in the event that any part of the country wanted to part ways but Azikiwe would not have anything like that.

The British, seeing the obvious advantage Azikiwe's position gives to their imperialist policy quickly vetoed the secessionist clause.

To the glory of God, see who are now clamoring for secession in the country.

iaamxavier:
Well it's a Just a situation of Slave Master Vs slave

We know who the master Is and who the dumb slave Is

What's my business anyways?

Exactly, we know the slave masters. They are those that were slave masters in 1954, 1959 and 1979 when the Igbo's were in a political alliance with the Hausa/ Fulani just to spite the south west.

It is obvious that you are either an illiterate or a misguided youth (God knows that this forum is full of them). That is why you think that the political history of Nigeria started in 2015. Ask your elders or those that are knowledgeable enough and they'll tell you that a lot has happened in Nigeria before the 2015 general elections.

I have more to tell you but this is not the time for it. However, I'll advice you to get a life. Even Dr G. E Jonathan, the defeated candidate in the election has moved on and is enjoying a good working relationship with the government, but can the same be said of the children of perdition who were conceived in hatred?

Food for thought.

THE SECOND REPUBLIC, 1979-83


The first elections under the 1979 constitution were held on schedule in July and August 1979, and the FMG handed over power to a new civilian government under President Shehu Shagari on October 1, 1979. Nigeria's Second Republic was born amid great expectations. Oil prices were high and revenues were on the increase. It appeared that unlimited development was possible. Unfortunately, the euphoria was short-lived, and the Second Republic did not survive its infancy.

Five major parties competed for power in the first elections in 1979. As might be expected, there was some continuity between the old parties of the First Republic and the new parties of the Second Republic. The National Party of Nigeria (NPN), for example, inherited the mantle of the Northern People's Congress, although the NPN differed from the NPC in that it obtained significant support in the non-Igbo states of southeastern Nigeria. The United Party of Nigeria (UPN) was the successor to the Action Group, with Awolowo as its head. Its support was almost entirely in the Yoruba states. The Nigerian People's Party (NPP), the successor to the NCNC, was predominantly Igbo and had Azikiwe as its leader. An attempt to forge an alliance with nonHausa -Fulani northern elements collapsed in the end, and a breakaway party with strong support in parts of the north emerged from the failed alliance. This northern party was known as the Great Nigerian People's Party under the leadership of Waziri Ibrahim of Borno. Finally, the People's Redemption Party was the successor to the Northern Elements Progressive Union and had Aminu Kano as its head.

Just as the NPC dominated the First Republic, its successor, the NPN, dominated the Second Republic. Shagari won the presidency, defeating Azikiwe in a close and controversial vote. The NPN also took 36 of 95 Senate seats, 165 of 443 House of Representatives seats and won control of seven states (Sokoto, Niger, Bauchi, Benue, Cross River, Kwara, and Rivers). The NPN lost the governorship of Kaduna State but secured control of the Kaduna legislature. The NPN failed to take Kano and lacked a majority in either the Senate or House of Representatives. It was forced to form a shaky coalition with the NPP, the successor of the NCNC, the old coalition partner of the NPC. The NPP took three states (Anambra, Imo, and Plateau), sixteen Senate seats and seventy-eight House of Representatives seats, so that in combination with the NPN the coalition had a majority in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Nonetheless, the interests of the two parties were often in conflict, which forced the NPN to operate alone in most situations. Even though the presidential form of constitution was intended to create a stronger central government, the weakness of the coalition undermined effective central authority.

The UPN came in with the second largest number of seats and effectively formed the official opposition, just as the Action Group had done in the First Republic. The UPN took five states (Lagos, Oyo, Ogun, Ondo, and Bendel), 28 Senate seats, and 111 House seats. Awolowo continued as spokesman for the left of center. The Great Nigerian People's Party managed to win two states (Borno and Gongola), eight Senate seats, and forty-three House of Representatives seats. The People's Redemption Party, which was the most radical of the parties, won Kano and the governorship of Kaduna, seven Senate seats, and forty-nine House of Representatives seats.

A number of weaknesses beset the Second Republic. First, the coalition that dominated federal politics was not strong, and in effect the NPN governed as a minority because no coalition formed to challenge its supremacy. Second, there was lack of cooperation between the NPN-dominated federal government and the twelve states controlled by opposition parties. Third, and perhaps most important, the oil boom ended in mid-1981, precisely when expectations of continuous growth and prosperity were at a height.

There were many signs of tension in the country. The Bakalori Project, an irrigation scheme in Sokoto, for example, became the focus of serious unrest in the late 1970s when thousands of farmers protested the loss of their land, and police retaliated by burning villages and killing or wounding hundreds of people. Widespread dissatisfaction became apparent with the Maitatsine, or Yan Tatsine (followers of the Maitatsine), a quasi-Muslim fringe group that who sparked religious riots in Kano in 1980, and Kaduna, and Maiduguri in 1982 after police tried to control this activities. The disturbance in Kano alone resulted in the deaths of 4,177 people between December 18 and 29, 1980. In 1981 teachers staged a strike because they had not been paid. As the political situation deteriorated, the federal government looked for scapegoats and found them in the large number of foreign workers who had come to Nigeria in response to the jobs created by the oil boom. In the crackdown on illegal immigration, an estimated 2 million foreigners were expelled in January and February 1983, of whom 1 million were from Ghana and 150,000 to 200,000 from Niger.

The recession that set in with the fall in oil prices after the middle of 1981 put severe strains on the Second Republic. For political reasons, government spending continued to accelerate, and the frictions among the political parties and between the federal government and the states only reinforced financial irresponsibility. Nigeria's foreign debt increased from N3.3 billion in 1978 to N14.7 billion in 1982. By 1983 the nineteen state governments had run up a combined debt of N13.3 billion. Heavy investment in economic development continued unabated. In addition to finishing a steel mill at Ajaokuta in Kwara State, for example, a second plant opened at Aladje, near Warri, in 1982. Steel-rolling mills also were built at Jos, Oshogbo, and Katsina--sites chosen for political reasons. By 1987 N5 billion had been spent on the steel industry alone, most of this committed under the Second Republic, even although the economics of steel development were questionable.

Corruption once again was rampant under the Second Republic. It had been a serious problem since the civil war, when wartime contracts often were awarded under dubious circumstances. Corruption became more serious after the war, most notably in connection with the cement scandal of the early 1970s, the Festival of African Culture (FESTAC) in Lagos, and the development of Abuja as the new federal capital. Corruption under the Second Republic was even greater. Major scandals involved the Federal Housing Scheme, the National Youth Service Corps, the Nigerian External Telecommunications, the Federal Mortgage Bank, the Federal Capital Territory Administration, the Central Bank of Nigeria, and the Nigerian National Supply Company. In addition, the halfhearted attempts to license imports and to control inflation encouraged smuggling, which became a major crime that went virtually unchecked. Umaru Dikko came to the attention of the international community because of an abortive plot to kidnap him in London and return him to Nigeria to stand trial for corruption. British authorities found him in a shipping crate on a runway moments before he was to be sent to Nigeria. Dikko was involved in many scandals, including the issuance of licenses to import rice--rice imports had risen from 50,000 tons in 1976 to 651,000 tons in 1982.

As elections approached in August 1983, economic decline that reflected low oil prices, widespread corruption, and continued government spending at record levels was proof to many that the Second Republic was in sad shape. The lack of confidence was evident in the massive flight of capital--estimated at US$14 billion between 1979 and 1983. The second elections under the Second Republic were to be its last. When the results were tallied in 1983, it was clear that there had been fraud. The NPN increased its control of states from seven to twelve, including Kano and Kaduna. Shagari was reelected president, and the NPN gained 61 of 95 Senate seats and 307 of 450 House of Representatives seats. Not even the supporters of the NPN expected such results. Considering the state of the economy and the public outcry over the rigged election, the Shagari government stayed in power for a surgprisingly long time.



Source: U.S. Library of Congress

nairavsdollars:
Operation show your APC membership card before collection

Anything wrong with that?

Are APC members not Nigerians?

Were you matured enough during the Sure - P program of Jonathan?

If you were matured enough, can you now recollect how despicable it was arranged? If you were then in primary school, ask elders around who are objective to compare the two intervention programs.

mistijude:
Technically speaking, I think school can resume, but with my own interpretation to his speech concerning that area, governors from each state are left to decide on that, except federal government schools

Federal government shut all schools in the country more than a week before imposing lockdown on some states.

It means no state governor has the power to open schools. It is the Federal government through the Federal ministry of Education that can reopen schools.

Confirmedzombie:
I wonder what will happen if this people gets there Biafra

Imagine medical staff in govt hospital not on duty.

Biafra must be a scam

Please do not be confused. Our Edo is not part of their Biafra. Edo and Biafra are miles apart.

mushystuff:
Hush please! What is the politics in sending back damaged goods to its point of origin? You say nothing to the wicked FG that knowingly loaded and distributed poison to Nigerians after seizing said commodity from businessmen yet you criticize one that refuses to quietly accept crap, why?

It's like your newfound sense is wearing off and you are gradually returning to zombie factory settings.

Did you write that rice was seized from 'businessmen'? Jesus!

So you regard smugglers destroying our economy as businessmen.

It is indeed true that a particular group of persons in Nigeria regards all sorts of criminality as business. Very soon, you'd be reading how some people turned twenty pounds to trillions of Naira.

Corrinthians:
Yes missed again. That was how it was missed and hit Kanus father and mother. If I were you, I'd borrow some sense and stop wishing people dead so I don't end up the bereaved one instead.

You peoples UNNECESSARY HATE always turn around to hurt you more.

Thankuu. Nothing more to add.

The problem with this group of misguided persons is that they do not think properly before they spew rubbish to the public in the name of press release.

Yinka Odumakin has been known to write a lot of thrash with some embellishments so as to appeal to the warped sense of reasoning exhibited by a frustrated section of the society. I wish to let him know that he does not represent the Yoruba Nation and this can not speak or write on their behalf.

As usual, in his rush to play to the galley and satisfy the hunger of his misguided audience for any negative speech or write up against the government, he failed to recognise the fact that the late Chief of Staff was given a state burial since he died from infections he was exposed to when he was serving the country.

Was Abba Kyari's wife and children represented at the burial? If the man was not given a state burial he would have been taken to his origin - in Borno state - for burial.

Your assertion that blood was oozing from the corpse of the deceased was noted and I think the joke is a little bit misplaced, not because we have a poor sense of humor but because we consider it inappropriate at these sombre days.

As for Lai Mohammed, after the directives to the effect that corpses of covid19 victims should not be released, could he have stopped the Federal government from giving a state burial to a person deserving it.

I was very close to Odumakin in our student days at Ife where he read political science and I am not happy to relate with him in this manner. However, I will like to plead with him to stop embarrassing himself by always attempting to destroy whatever he can not attain.

Malawian:
Can your father achieve half of what IPOB miscreants have achieved?

Boy, we are talking of achievements through honest and legal means. Not that type of wuruwuru achievements. Some people still gat dignity.

DonMustafa:
How about someone like Akinwumi Adesina? Must nepotism be number 1 in Nigeria?

Dr Akinwumi Adesina is a proven administrator. He would do better than all those people listed up there

Since we are listing profiles here, let me drop the profile of Akinwumi Adesina for those who do not know

* Akinwumi Adesina is the President of the African Development Bank

* He was Vice President of Policy and Partnerships for the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)

* He attended a village school in Oyo and went ahead to graduate with a Bachelors in Agricultural Economics with First Class Honors from the University of Ife, Nigeria (1981) (Note: A first class from OAU is no joke)

* He was the first student to be awarded this first class in that department in OAU

* He has his masters from Purdue University in Indiana

* He has a PhD (Agricultural Economics) in 1988 from Purdue where he won the Outstanding PhD Thesis for his research work.

* He worked at the Rockefeller Foundation since winning a fellowship from the Foundation as a senior scientist

* His short time as Minister of Agriculture in Nigeria created the agricultural revolution we are enjoying today.

* He is the current President of the African Development Bank

I am tired of typing.

Nairaland is full of political neophytes. Adeshina will never be the Chief of Staff under this administration. Simply because the position is zoned to the North East just like the vice presidency is zoned to the South West. Shikena.

SoNature:
Premium Times and Sahara Reporters are the best media houses in Nigeria

These guys must be paying a lot to get their information

On behalf of every Nigerian who always seeks to know the truth, I say a big thank you to them for exposing the ineptitude, corruption and laxity among Nigerian government officials

That is correct. This is more so when one recalls that the two media houses played pivotal roles in the collapse of the kleptomaniac administration of the drunken master.

It is not a curse and it is not a wish but it is reasonable to expect sharp increases in both Oyo and Edo states in the coming days.

The reason is due to the populist disposition of the governments of the two states. In the case of Oyo, this is not a surprise since this has been the disposition of the government from its inception in 2019.

However, the case of Edo state government is due to the impending gubernatorial election coming up later in the year.

The two governors should know that if they fail to take decisive steps and do the needful by placing restrictions on movements in their respective states, their populist disposition will seriously backfire and nobody - including the governors - will be better for it.

A word is enough for the Wise.