₦airaland Forum

AnanseK:
Can you tell me one country in the world where your so called true federalism is practiced? You can't eat your cake and have it.

Your question should be "Tell me which progressive democracy anywhere in the world that practices the crude unitary federation we run in this country?".

But since you asked the question, I will answer you
USA
United Kingdom
Canada
Germany
Even South Africa
And the list is endless

The Governor of Texas does not go to Washington every month cap in hand asking for allocation, he generates his revenue and contributes to Washington. Texas with all its outstanding infrastructure was created by the state and not the FG. And that my Friend is common sense.

Now lets face it.... Nigeria as we know it have gone to the dogs. Balkanization is imminent unless we salvage it through True Federalism.
Maybe Buhari is the man needed to help grind Nigeria to a halt where True federalism becomes attractive to hard sworn opponents.

Who in his right senses would ever think force would restore crude production in the Niger Delta. Both History and common sense has proven its impossible to increase oil production in the face of insurgency. Even the major oil companies cannot continue production amidst explosions and crossfires. The more Buhari mobilizes warships, gunboats and military to the region, the more the IOCs evacuates their personnel and services from the region.

What is so hard about understanding that there is no hope for a united Nigeria without True Federalism? What is wrong with the black man?

ArmedRobber:
Those Avengers re too poor in propaganda,

Obviously the heat is on them,
If what army said was a lie they should have replied with bombing a pipeline rather than ranting on twitter.

People like you put Buhari in this mess. How can our useless military protect over 5000km of pipelines scattered all over niger delta. Now its an ego battle.... the avengers has blown the chevron oil well just this morning to prove their point. But air heads would cheer on an incompetent military than push for a peaceful resolution to these issues.

oluamid:
Expecting Reno to paint Buhari with a nice brush is like expecting Femi Adesina to praise the Jonathan administration. One thing I want to ask is that through his six years, did Jonathan operate on his own budget or not?

The 2016 budget was passed just this month so I don't know which miracle Mr Reno expects the Buhari govt to perform.

And sir, you don't need to regale us with those paper achievements and figures which had nothing in common with the reality on the streets. Of course, you'd believe it because you were in the corridors of power and was therefore shielded from the true state of things. Number one economy in Africa my foot!

However, I agree that the excuses are getting too much. We already know the previous administration didn't deliver and that's why we voted them out, no need reminding us of that but rather roll up your sleeves and get to work changing the way things are.

The best thing that happened in 2015 was that we now know we have the power to remove the government if they don't perform to our expectations. Come 2019, Nigerians will decide again.

Unfortunately, you don't have any power to remove any government. Definitely not APC, credible elections ended with GEJ. Deal with the inconclusive elections yet before the outright rigging come 2019. You really think that Buhari after witch hunting PDP this long will hand over to an opposition...... Keep dreaming.

Spot On

A fool at 51, fool forever. HBD to the lizard of Ubima

The only hope for a united Nigeria is True Federalism

Nigeria is finished under Buhari. This was my post in March 2015 Below:

Re: Highlights Of 2015 APC Campaign Promises In Pictures by Flets: 10:40am On Mar 24, 2015

How do we avoid the impending dangers to Nigeria’s economy and existence under a Buhari presidency? We must need to face reality as there is no magic in governance. Extremely hard times lies ahead for this country if Buhari ever emerges victorious.

How do you explain to a Niger Deltan that despite GEJ's achievements in almost all sectors, roads, bridges, railways, agriculture, automobile, alamajiri schools, new universities, fertilizer and ghost worker scam elimination, freedom of press, FOI, free and fair elections, power sector. .........etc, he is still booted out.

What will stop the creeks from going haywire again? Buhari will send the troops to the creeks and together they will set the oil facilities ablaze.
OBJ's use of JTF force could not help as no Oil producing company will risk producing crude and killing staff in a volatile region. GEJ under Yaradua had to get down to the creeks to to talk to these boys and effect the amnesty program because they found him as a representation in government.

It will be impossible to convince a ND minority albeit a militant that their own was not persecuted out of office. And that will be the theme of their new struggle. The long term solution to this mess is implementing the Confab report and enthroning true federalism.

A lot of opportunities are springing up around Africa and the IOCs are already geared towards investing in these newer and saner climes than invest in an unstable Niger delta . And while these troubles persists, the oil producing companies will simply withdraw their personnel from the volatile region and all foreign investments will seize in all sectors.

Unfortunately, even if the Nigerian troops kill 90% of the militants, it will take just one militant, a dynamite and just one strategic location along the multi- kilometer trunk lines to continue to wreck havoc to the Nigerian economy.

Fast forward to 2019, if we remain one country and without a civil war,, we will be an economic wreck with no allocations and salaries, no capital projects, no hope with dollar exchanging for 400 naira and we are worse off than we were in 2015.

Cos the truth is that without crude proceeds for now, Nigeria is finished.

And then, we'll be screaming another 'Change' because we would have learnt a bitter lesson in the hands of the Fulanis, Tinubu and Saraki.And then we will ask.... Why were we this silly?

And before you quote me, make sure you outline in clear terms how you or Buhari will avert this obvious calamity staring us in the face
Only last week, they creek boys seem to have resumed activities by kidnapping at Yoho facility operated by Exxonmobil and have shut in 80KBD already. Are we ready for this for the next 4 years?

The entire world stands to benefit from a crisis in the Niger delta. Its not a coincidence that USA who abandoned us at the height of bokoharam is busy shouting for change in govt . Crises in the ND will reduce supply of crude to the Oil market and that would drive up the price of crude for producing countries.... But at Nigeria's expense.

Is Buhari is any way a better Democratic president than GEJ? Is this risk worth it?

Nigerians.... Be Warned!!!

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And the zombies called it threat, noise and all sorts of names. Today, its exactly their reality.

Buhari has been a colossal failure.

Which move have they ever thought through? who advises this dull president? With badly damaged oil installations on our trail, the old illiterate is now ready for pipeline protection he hastily cancelled.

In other news, United Airlines stops flight from Houston to Nigeria by 30th May 2016. Nigeria is already a failed state in one year under Buhari

My post in Mar 2015 Applies

Re: Highlights Of 2015 APC Campaign Promises In Pictures by Flets: 10:40am On Mar 24, 2015

How do we avoid the impending dangers to Nigeria’s economy and existence under a Buhari presidency? We must need to face reality as there is no magic in governance. Extremely hard times lies ahead for this country if Buhari ever emerges victorious.

How do you explain to a Niger Deltan that despite GEJ's achievements in almost all sectors, roads, bridges, railways, agriculture, automobile, alamajiri schools, new universities, fertilizer and ghost worker scam elimination, freedom of press, FOI, free and fair elections, power sector. .........etc, he is still booted out.

What will stop the creeks from going haywire again? Buhari will send the troops to the creeks and together they will set the oil facilities ablaze.
OBJ's use of JTF force could not help as no Oil producing company will risk producing crude and killing staff in a volatile region. GEJ under Yaradua had to get down to the creeks to to talk to these boys and effect the amnesty program because they found him as a representation in government.

It will be impossible to convince a ND minority albeit a militant that their own was not persecuted out of office. And that will be the theme of their new struggle. The long term solution to this mess is implementing the Confab report and enthroning true federalism.

A lot of opportunities are springing up around Africa and the IOCs are already geared towards investing in these newer and saner climes than invest in an unstable Niger delta . And while these troubles persists, the oil producing companies will simply withdraw their personnel from the volatile region and all foreign investments will seize in all sectors.

Unfortunately, even if the Nigerian troops kill 90% of the militants, it will take just one militant, a dynamite and just one strategic location along the multi- kilometer trunk lines to continue to wreck havoc to the Nigerian economy.

Fast forward to 2019, if we remain one country and without a civil war,, we will be an economic wreck with no allocations and salaries, no capital projects, no hope with dollar exchanging for 400 naira and we are worse off than we were in 2015.

Cos the truth is that without crude proceeds for now, Nigeria is finished.

And then, we'll be screaming another 'Change' because we would have learnt a bitter lesson in the hands of the Fulanis, Tinubu and Saraki.And then we will ask.... Why were we this silly?

And before you quote me, make sure you outline in clear terms how you or Buhari will avert this obvious calamity staring us in the face
Only last week, they creek boys seem to have resumed activities by kidnapping at Yoho facility operated by Exxonmobil and have shut in 80KBD already. Are we ready for this for the next 4 years?

The entire world stands to benefit from a crisis in the Niger delta. Its not a coincidence that USA who abandoned us at the height of bokoharam is busy shouting for change in govt . Crises in the ND will reduce supply of crude to the Oil market and that would drive up the price of crude for producing countries.... But at Nigeria's expense.

Is Buhari is any way a better Democratic president than GEJ? Is this risk worth it?

Nigerians.... Be Warned!!!

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DaniDani:
My God are you a prophet? Look at where we are today. You saw the future, you analyzed it but codified mal-functionend brainless zombies stubbornly rejected your prophes.

Today's happenings are no-brainers. Any critical thinker could have projected today's realities.

I just wish we can reason beyond our noses.

As it stands today, True federalism is the only hope for a United Nigeria. You can call it a prophecy if you like but that's reality staring us in the face.

After loss of lives, soilders, revenue and the economy, the illiterate president makes a U-turn on a foretold outcome of force.

Its bad enough being illiterate, even worse being a dictator and evil being wicked. But you meet a buhari ....a wicked illiterate dictator who adds being dumb to the mix.

Believe APC at your peril

wordychap:
Power supply drops but phcn bill increases.
Y should sane people remain quiet in such conditions

Fashola that cannot enforce distribution of prepaid meters increased electricity tariffs amidst national darkness. These APC guys have dark souls

Buhari is really clueless. All of these were predicted but he went on a foolhardy trip.

Buhari is common-sensically challenged. We always knew he is handicapped

sunmike065:
when we reached 5000+MW, many was happy rejoicing and celebrating normally as it should be...suddenly a group arose called themselves Niger Delta Avengers and started blowing the pipelines, surprisingly some mere e goat were happy about it forgetting that even if we landed 0MW today it won't affect Aso-Rock, neither will it affect any senator or any political appointee... at times even illiterate people in d street r more reasonable and sensible than d so called educated once in this country. this same ppl that d negative action by d NDA won't affect were condemning d action when we that we suffer it r rejoicing....its a pity

People like you make up Buhari's advisers. The buck stops on his table. His incompetence on handling national issues brought the nation in this state. Which leader in his right senses makes statements like 97% and 5% on his electorate. Buhari is really dumb.

Buhari was never and will never be the man Nigeria needs at this time. Its all been anarchy, deaths, hunger, poverty, threats, uncertainty, anger, losses, desperation, propaganda and noises since the Daura champion found his way to asorock.

A man who is not at peace with himself cannot give peace. Buhari is a troubled man and that is why he took battle to the creeks even when the world beckoned on him to find a peaceful solution to the issue of Niger Delta. Today, we all live with outcomes of the decisions coming from a grossly incompetent president.

Buhari was never and will never be the man Nigeria needs at this time. Its all been anarchy, deaths, hunger, poverty, threats, uncertainty, anger, losses, desperation, propaganda and noises since the Daura champion found his way to asorock.

A man who is not at peace with himself cannot give peace. Buhari is a troubled man and that is why he took battle to the creeks even when the world beckoned on him to find a peaceful solution to the issue of Niger Delta. Today, we all live with outcomes of the decisions coming from a grossly incompetent president.

Life shouldn't be this hard. Nigeria cant be at loss on all sides.

Its time to get rid of Buhari somehow.

How exactly do you put Bihari and integrity in same sentence?
What true statement has Buhari ever made?
Is it about having at least 1million naira in his account?
Is it about election promises that he outrightly denied?
Is it about claiming poor but training kids in Ivy league schools?
Is it about his WAEC certificate?
Is it about truncating democracy with the barrel of a gun?

What exactly does Integrity have to do with Buhari?

The plot is to silence every opposition.

Unfortunately the illiterate zombies have continue to cheer on this impunity by Buhari.

At the time dollar sells for 500 naira, fuel sells at 150 official price and when tough hardship hits their doorsteps .... there would be no voice to speak cos the zombies would have cheered the dictator FG on to silencing the voices of reason.

Come 2019.... there would be no opposition. And even if Nigeria is abyss by 2019.... Buhari would continue to in power with the herd of corrupt officials.

Guess who losses in all these. .... the masses/ the zombies

The only hope for a United Nigeria is true federalism. It's only a matter of time before the nation is balkanized. No nation disunited in purpose can make progress, a house divided against itself cannot stand.

No amount of force can guarantee peace in the absence of justice.

Unfortunately. .. FG cannot sustain a war after one month of zero oil production in our hand to mouth economy.

The only hope for a United Nigeria is true federalism. It's only a matter of time before the nation is balkanized. No nation disunited in purpose can make progress, a house divided against itself cannot stand.

No amount of force can guarantee peace in the absence of justice.

Unfortunately. .. FG cannot sustain a war after one month of zero oil production in our hand to mouth economy.

Definitely, FG has not successfully run any outfit (NEPA, NITEL, Railway service etc).... they should have no hand in the refineries.

However, Kachikwu should stop speaking from both sides of the mouth. Yesterday... he needs $700M to fix the refineries, today they want it sold. This is a very confused government.

Foolishness is when a govt thinks it can continue oil production in a war zone especially when history has proven otherwise in Nigeria

Now Nigerians will have to pay for the clueless moves and ineptitude.This has to be the most useless govt in the history of Nigeria

petux:
buhari see you in 2019

Don't bother, your vote wont count.

Now Nigerians have to pay for the incompetence of this inept and evil APC government.

Nigerians will now learn the hard way. Why are Nigerians very shallow people?.. When GEJ reduced to 87 naira per litre, they said he was playing to the gallery. For a good part of the last administration, petrol supply and prices were stable and Nigerians actually took all of the efforts of the previous government for granted.

Buhari came and demonized the international crude swap deals held with global marketers which kept Nigerian independent marketers in check. He called its all sorts of names including attaching the corruption tag to it and made away with it. Now FG has no edge over the independent marketers and the masses now have to pay for it.

I can now boldly say that this is the worst government in the history of Nigeria.

All of these were predicted.

Nigeria never needed a high-handed dictator at this time. Nigeria needed a peaceful mind to help bridge the fault lines and restructure this nation towards true federalism.

Increased military/ police presence or force have never restored peace in the Niger Delta

Unfortunately, Nigeria is going to speedily head down-south towards anarchy until we all embrace true federalism.

I will repeat this for the for the world to hear, the only hope for united Nigeria is true federalism. No nation disunited in purpose can make progress. We are our enemies.

Buhari is an utter failure on all fronts.
How on earth does he plan to win such battle with force?
Where was he when Abacha grounded Ogoni, Obasanjo levelled Odi, Yaradua moves etc?
What led to the amnesty program in the first place?
How does he intend to continue oil production if he wars in the creek? Just a lil explosion and Shell evacuates staff... a lil more explosions and wells will be shut in by all the IOCs.
With Bokoharam, Fulani herdsmen, IPOB, NDA, poverty in the land, hungry masses, No revenue to fund budget, dead economy..... anarchy beckons while Buhari continue to fight political enemies.

Its very clear anyway, Nigeria will grind to a halt and then we can painfully adopt true federalism if we eventually survive. Smart folks have seen the hand writing clearly and already planning alternative settlement outside the shore of the contraption called Nigeria.

Can Buhari surprise Nigerians by not travelling?

The only hope for a united Nigeria is True Federalism, No nation disunited in purpose will ever make progress.

A nation in darkness
Fuel queues has become a norm
Economy is in shambles
Inflation is at its highest
Job losses at unprecedented level
Prices of food items over the roof and beyond the reach of the common man
Bokoharam continues to play hide and seek with NA
Fulani Herdsmen wrecking havoc across middle-belt and SE
Crude pipelines getting blown up at will
Flashes of violence across the country


A grossly incompetent government blaming every other person except themselves for their ineptitude.
Was Buhari not in this country when force was tried on the ND militancy? How can he forget so quickly what led to the amnesty program in the first place? Does he really think that he can continue oil production even if he wipes the entire ND? How does he even take a war down there without a concrete plan not to disrupt crude and gas production?

For the sake of Nigeria, Buhari needs to give way to a competent hand. True Federalism is the only hope.