₦airaland Forum

1.Economic integration 2.Peace-keeping 3.Ultimately,political unification.

These amendments are highly commendable,except the part where immunity is to be granted to legislators and limiting of the term of office for President and Governors to one term.

No,it doesnt.They are definitely more advanced,but advancement is a result of intellectual effort,not the intellectual superiority.

Africa is at the centre of Nigeria's foreign policy,hence,our military passiveness,even in the face of potential African threats.
We need to re-draft our foreign policy to reflect Nigerian interest as the ultimate priority.

I dont think we should castigate these countries for their choice of religion and politics.
The problem lies with the warping of religion into an ideological weapon for sociopolitical and territorial warfare; no religion is exempt from zealiotry.

An astute submission from the minister.

oladeebo:
let's count:- 1. N1000 2. N500 3. N200 4. N100 5. N50 6. N20 7. N10 seven bank notes currency denomination!

What about N5?

So far the funds will be used appropriately.
I can see why the presidency requires a budget supplement,if the senate tampered with the distribution of funds in the main budget.

I hope the government is working seriously on economic diversification and infrastructural development that will yield revenue for us to pay off our debts in the future,else,we'd be in trouble if the borrowed money is for recurrent expenses.

Well....I do not claim to know much about that part of history,but I do remember reading about some prominent events that led up to the Lyttleton constitution.
1. Anthony Enahoro submitted on the floor of the legislative council that Nigeria should be given independence,however,the northerners who didnt feel ready for independence opposed the move,rather,they insisted that Nigeria would gain independence "as at when practiceable".
2. The move by the northerners sparked widespread protest in Lagos,which in turn led to the 1953 Kano riot.
3. The north threatened to secede
4. In response,the then Governor-General of Nigeria,Sir Lyttleton,called a national conference that eventually led to the promulgation of the Lyttleton constitution in 1954.

Aburi001:
Nice talk.....meanwhile, please change that your Monica. EVAN or Evans no fit your level of intelligence biko.....LOL

Lol....good thing there is a "r" in my monicker then.

Aburi001:
Our main problem is ENOUGH Power GENERATION, you can not transmit and distribute what you don't have.
Look at South Africa with over 40,000 MWatts while Nigeria is still struggling to generate 5,000 MWatts

If that 5000MW was properly transmitted and distributed,we'd have at least 20 hours of power everyday in most parts of the country....and keep in mind that we have an installed capacity of 10,000MW.The irony comes from the fact that we cannot wheel out even half of our installed capacity.
The thing is,it doesnt matter how much you generate if you cant even transmit and distribute a fraction of it.

desiigner:
No, generation first, we are generating energy that is far below our demand.

It is good to generate energy,but it is paramount that the energy gets transmitted and distributed with at least 80% efficiency.

Alphacom:
I think Generation is the main thing. How will you transmit and distribute what u don"t have.

....And you cant have what you dont transmit and distribute,even if you generate it in gigawatts.
Nigeria has an installed capacity of 10,000MW,yet we are still struggling to wheel out 3000MW,what difference will it make if we install more capacity and still cannot evacuate power?.

How do we plan on improving on transmission and distribution?,I think those are the critical issues on ground.

Mr davidif,your assertions are emotional,and emotions do not grow countries.You wont be the one to clean up the mess if it all blows up in our faces.
It is the job of a leader to examine problems,and bring in practical solutions,not romantic fantasies that will end up getting 200 tribes at each others' throat.I believe in trial and error approach to democracy,I believe in sometimes taking critical risks,but,there are some things that once broken,cannot be fixed.
Look at the OPC vigilante group,the Isakaba vigilante group,the niger delta vigilante militias; all these groups are armed vigilante groups from different regions,their initial purpose was to help the police in maintaining internal security in their different states,but do you know the death and chaos they have caused so far?,tribalism and religious intolerance has even caused these groups to clash on many occassions,destroying lives and property,is that what you call leadership?,can you contemplate the implications of this scenario on a grand scale?.

davidif:
And you know this How? The British model was for localities to have there own police force and it worked. This model we are pursuing has been a complete and utter failure. I say go back to what worked. Its not about appeasing about people but about sound policy.
Also, like I said earlier, the best way for a child to learn how to walk is for the kid to WALK. Stop carrying this local govts and force them to stand on their own feet. If they fall then they will get up and keep trying. Bumps and bruises are all part of the process. #letthebabywalk

One problem with you guys is that you want to copy everything from the US,guess what?,Nigeria is a heterogenous country of over 200 ethnics nationalities all vying for political relevance.
Local police can only work with fiscal federalism.

davidif:
And that's why we decentralize power with those minority group and one form of that is giving them the authority to protect themselves by forming their own security apparatus like a police force. Sorry bro but the pros here are much bigger than the cons.

Granting everyone a police force simply to make them happy will not solve anything,it will rather blossom into a national disaster.
What Nigeria needs is fiscal federalism,the local governments need to accomplish financial maturity first,before we talk about independent security.

davidif:
Bros, it doesn't matter. If you commit a crime in Texas and you flee to New York and are arrested there they usually send you back to Texas so jurisdiction don't mean much as their is a federal database and if you truly want to get rid of this so called tribalism then get rid of the stupid concept called "State of Origin". It is one of the dumbest things I have ever heard of. It's the reason that after all this year's Nigeria is still not United. How can an ibo guy born and raised in Abeokuta be told he is not from Ogun state simply because his father is from somewhere else. Mind you the guy probably goes to his so called father's state of origin once a year (Christmas or easter). The stupidity of that concept is mind boggling at times.

Nigeria is not America,our demographics are more dynamic and volatile,and we have to plan along those unique lines.
As for the state of origin stuff,I am against it too.

davidif:
Wrong! The best way for a child to learn how to was is by walking. Let the LGA's be given the independence (autonomy) to elect there chairman, representatives, school education board, Judges and police inspectors. That's how things work in developed countries. For nsija to work the Fed govt needs to decentralize a lot of power to the lower tiers (levels) of govt (state and local govts).

Which is exactly the same thing I said,restructure our federalism by decentralizing power from the centre to the grassroots,that is the first step.We cannot grant the LGAs full autonomy and expect miracles in this current system where supreme power and resources belongs to the centre.
Both power and resources must be given to the grassroot governments,not just autonomy without tangible resource or viability.

Blue3k:
I never liked how they had so much regional influence compared to Nigeria. The biggest control the have is the currency through the West African frank. The only reason we're behind is because of our own internal issues.

More reason why we have to get our house in order and map out a clear national blueprint.
Nigeria needs to double her development every year for the next 20 years in order to overtake countries like France and the UK,a staggering but possible feat.
We need to grow powerful quickly enough to challenge France both politically and militarily on the African continent.

Very interesting article,if somewhat heavy on the pro-nigerian rhetorics.
France remains a threat to Nigeria's continental ambition(more so than South Africa).
Try to complete the article,I'm keenly interested.

OrestesDante:
And it is a lie....

Maybe,or maybe not.
Ancient bloodlines are hard to trace,for all we know,Buhari could be Trump's great great grand cousin thrice removed.

A very powerful bloodline,widely believed to be descendants of King Solomon of Israelo-judaea and the Queen of Sheba(Axum).

Is it that our military intelligence doesnt know where these rascals are hiding?.
By now,we should have infilterated their ranks and even caused a division among them,set them against each other and watch them kill themselves.Constant bombardment should be employed.If they too busy struggling for life,this wouldnt be happening.

I hope this party will not later merge with PDP or any other party,politics is a game of numbers and intellect,afterall.
Lets see what these guys have up their sleeves.

AP Osibanjo seem to be on a blaze of executive orders and civil service reforms.
I am however apprehensive about the implementation of these orders.

The metering system was stopped by the current administration in the MoTI.
Probably because they were suspicious of the initiative,or officials in the MoTI connived with the multinationals.

We need a better public procurement system in Nigeria.

Nice one from LASG. It should be extended to BRT buses too.

Icosahedral..hmm....that is the shape of most viruses.

I see nothing wrong in the OP,it is perfectly acceptable for the sake of mutual understanding and peace.