₦airaland Forum

Savenigeria2023:
Enough of these noise and comparisons.

If the conditions are better in Nigeria, the folks abroad will return. You don’t need to sweet talk them into returning.

Less than 2% of folks who left have returned, the remaining 98% who stayed back have their reasons. The government of the day should quit these japa propaganda and focus on making Nigeria work for Nigerians

shadrach77:
$1000 in the US will live a better life

For 1000 USD you can eat whatever food you like. A can of coke is just $1.

SmartPolician:
Please stop making baseless comparisons. Nobody earns $1000 per month in America because it's even below the minimum wage. It's not like Nigeria where companies still pay #50k per month whereas the minimum wage is #70k.

mercysamuelson:
I'm guessing that this is just an unreal scenario because you cannot be in the US and he earning $1k per month. America is a country built on laws - Former President Obama remind Americans of that every time - and that sum is not even up to the minimum wage.

OredoPikin2:
The monthly minimum wage in US is $1500.
The monthly minimum wage in Nigeria is #70000

Bankowner:
But in the U.S., $1,000 barely covers groceries and gas. It’s roughly $6.50 an hour, far below the federal minimum wage.

smartkester:
Op, firstly, even Minimum wage in the US is more than 1,000 dollars monthly. That should tell you no one earns 1,000 monthly in the US. Your comparison falls flat already

AMINDA:
Crash may be too far-fetched. It's a symbiotic relationship. They will be back together.

brain54:
Thunder balogun remember your left leg!

brain54:
Kikikikikiki...


Thunder balogun remember your left leg!

brain54:
At this age you really still believe that phantom match took place...?

Racoon:
Great records there by these folks and nations. The alleged India 99 : Nigeria 0 legend didn't featured here ni?

jesusjnr2020:
There's rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents because God doesn't want any sinner to go to hell fire. Luke 15:10

God bless.

dandadee:
A wicked generation is doubting the existence of Hell.
They think they won't account for their evil deeds while on earth (Created by God).
They even doubt that God created Man.
Yet they have no scientific proof to dismiss the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.
No proof to dismiss Noah's flood.
They demand justice against murderers and thieves..
Yet, they think God will not demand judgment for their deeds.
God created you. He does not need your permission or belief of Him to judge you.
When your life is over, your cross over to the other side and give account.

Englishisamust:
What of unilag. University of Lagos.. this is a wack list

Thunderfayamods:
Just like you are already a billionaire abi?

Ishilove:
Bad news sells. A LOT. Which is why most people will click on

OlujobaSamuel:
I'm not using the head of government in the actual sense as in the separation of powers, I'm using it as in the position held by the individual, I'm placing my comment in the context I would have put a president, VP, SP , speaker or any other similar heads.
3months is such a long time to be away from active front line when one isn't incapacitated.
Today, our rulers are still doing same, there was a time Yobe Gov has the state as second home while Abuja is the first home, I think Hope Uzodinma did same during Buhari's tenure.

OlujobaSamuel:
The major I learnt from this is that our founding leaders were irresponsible and it grew with us as a nation. Why should any head of govt leave the state since Oct and not return till the following year??

anonimi:
Especially if the food is free and given daily, in the absence of well paid jobs for living in dignity

shegzhkn:
Yes of course, why not.

Just make sure nothing goes wrong. Don't get sick, don't get shot by armed robber or thugs (like David N Rex), don't get stuck in elevator, etc

I use to know a dude who came back from the US and said "Nigeria is the best". He barely escaped death in a road accident and that experience shatter that delusional thinking totally.

Good luck

SmartPolician:
The old universities and universities in properous cities will always have advantage over others. Honestly, becoming a billionaire or millionaire in dollars is a lot!

Deepspirituals:
. At Least Speak by using Your Brain for once ..Who will not die ...Have U seen Any..Everyone must die ..He has done good , Meanwhile why have You Abandoned that your Parents Mud House that needs Rebuilding, Your PARENT need you to come to there Aid and stop being Irrational on someone with a good heart towards his Parents

princepee:
Nice one... Joy of having a male child.
Hardly will a girl child do same even if she have the money.

AndroBlaze:
Lol, you think you are smart. You want me to do your work for you.

Unlike you, I have in my possession clearly where it is legally specified that the government controls the armed forces.

I have had it since, and would have posted it like so many other things I posted freely (when I assumed we were having a proper debate), but it is clear to all that you are being insincere and cannot even quote ONE LINE from the WRITTEN CONSTITUTION you keep making noise about.

In fact I wonder if you even understand what a constitution is.

Anyway, I will give you a lifeline, as soon as you post where in the constitution of that period it was stated all the things you claimed, I will drop the legal instruments where it is WRITTEN, and that confirmed to the senior officers of that time, that it would be illegal to take orders from Zik without the government's input.

Righteousness2:
THIS WEEK, THIS MONTH, I WANT TO HEAR OF HER RELEASE IN JESUS NAME. .... AMEN
THANK YOU PRECIOUS DADDY. IT IS DONE.

AndroBlaze:
You are telling me "what should have happened" when a day later you still cannot quote a word of your so called written constitution? I wonder if you imagine that is the way lawyers argue in court, "My Lord, what should happen is ......."

Like I said earlier, you are just being dishonest and crafty.

I need to respect my time and engage with worthy people. Good luck in your bid revising Government classes, rewriting history and changing traditional norms that have existed for 300 years since the English wrested power from their monarch.

AndroBlaze:
You are a funny and quite dishonest chap.

Please end this debate by successfully quoting the constitution just once, abeg just once so your village and local people can celebrate that they sent a child to school and something entered his head.

Show the whole world ( and not just me oooo) where in our constitution in that period it explicitly showed that:

a.) The President (Head of State, Governor General or whatever) controls the armed forces (we are not asking for lazily quoting "C in C " which no one is arguing with you about)
b.) The President can deploy troops as he pleases
c.) The President can dismiss the Prime minister

Here is the man himself, saying clearly, that the Cabinet (government, since you need everything spelt out for you) were the ones who "voluntarily" gave power to the military and dismissed him (yes, the cabinet and not the military dismissed your President aka "Commander in Chief", unlike the nonsense you keep parroting), by abdicating there power and asking the military to take responsibility.

Do you see him arguing? He clearly knows his power emanates from the parliament and not a piece of paper that till now you cannot even successfully quote once!

Please, we know that Zik of Africa went to school and school went through him, please let us be able to say the same for FreeIgboho....abeg.

Please quote the constitution, or even any law of that period that can help you, and put all doubters to shame. We await you sir.

https://yout.be/RCD7uQsSU6U?si=LTHegBtyB76m

AndroBlaze:
If you will not tire of exposing your ignorance to the public, I will continue to help you, so youths don't think standing their ground when you know you are wrong is something to idolise.

Like you were informed much earlier, Nigeria operated the Westminster style of government inherited from the British, after independence and in the first republic from 1963.

Queen Elizabeth was our Head of State, and Nnamdi Azikiwe took her place in everything but title in 1963.

In Westminster style of government, the Head of State and Head of Government are different people. For the umpteenth time, the government controls the armed forces in this style of government and not the Head of state, for many practical reasons, but I will emphasise one.

Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom and New Zealand operate the Westminster style. In all 4 countries, King Charles is the current Head of State.

In 3 of them, he has Governor Generals appointed by him (in fact it's actually the parliaments of these countries that pick them) that act for him. In all these countries, the C in C is the Head of State i.e. King Charles constitutionally and whoever is representing him in these countries.

All three countries have WRITTEN CONSTITUTIONS.

So I ask you a question, if the UK was to declare a war with Canada, or more realistically, if New Zealand and Australia were to fight over an island between them, is King Charles going to command the armed forces of both countries?

If you know anything about the military, one knows that the chain of command is sacrosanct and cannot be disputed, mainly because of things like war where confusion and doublespeak will almost certainly result to foolish deaths. So again who are they expected to take their commands from?

If they choose to follow the ignorant and silly path you have laid out for them then it must be King Charles.

Finally, India's history is very similar to ours. They became independent in 1947 and became a republic in 1950. Unlike us, they have never had a successful coup and have continued to follow the Westminster style of government till date. They replaced the Queen with their own Head of state styled a President once they became a republic. The President is the Cin C.

India has gone to various wars with Pakistan and every time it was the prime ministers from the Ghandis to Modi that have sent troops out and declared war.

Tony Blair and not the Queen sent troops to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan.

So did the Australia. So did Canada.

Finally, I am still waiting for you to show us where in our constitution of that period (you know, the constitution you keep quoting without any actual quotes ) , it was stated that the Commander in Chief controls the Armed Forces.

I wish you and your compatriot in TomFoolery goodluck.

AndroBlaze:
You are trying to be clever by half by changing the argument.

My argument with you has never been whether the constitution called him C in C, it is did he wield the power or influence, and did the constitution recognise that he should wield the power. On the latter, the constitution clearly spelled out the party who should wield power over the armed forces, it was not the President, it was the government.

You clearly indicated in your initial post that he controlled the armed forces and could remove the Prime Minister, all this has been proven wrong by what occured in history and also by citing the constitution you keep making noise about as if you have a copy.

Like I said earlier, it is becoming clear that it is necessary for you to be right about something, so I'd say 'stick at it", even a broken clock is right twice a day.

AndroBlaze:
The fact that you have a title does not mean anything, unless it means something.

King Charles is a King and head of the church of England, yet he can't demonstrate meaningful authority over anyone, including his own sons!

All our traditional rulers constitutionally have no authority, yet some like the Northern rulers can still wield powers over imprisonment and even life and death in some matters.

There are families where the Husband, is not the head of the house and does not have the final say, if you are being truthful in this argument, even you will accept this.

"Power lies where men believe it lies, once men don't believe you have it, it is pointless" (lol, have to admit this is taken from a great scene in GOT).

[b]Long and short, it was made clear in the constitution that the military reported to the government, and the government was headed by the prime minister, not the head of state.

From Ironsi, that has never been the situation in Nigeria ever again. [/b]

AndroBlaze:

Before you blame our officers, kindly note it was the British that explained to them who they were suppose to take orders from, even before the coup.

https://guardian.ng/opinion/2023-remember-the-first-republic-debacle-part-2/#:~:text=And%20so%20as%20the%20confrontation,that%20parliamentary%20system%20of%20government).

AndroBlaze:
Why is it so important you win an argument that history has already answered?

Why not show the questions you ask the AI when you post if you are not being duplicitous and are truly sincere?

AndroBlaze:

Before you blame our officers, kindly note it was the British that explained to them who they were suppose to take orders from, even before the coup.

https://guardian.ng/opinion/2023-remember-the-first-republic-debacle-part-2/#:~:text=And%20so%20as%20the%20confrontation,that%20parliamentary%20system%20of%20government).

AndroBlaze:
Oga, learn to use AI properly if you want to argue on a public forum.

AndroBlaze:
Unku, the point is that he was never in a position to take over power because he never had control over the army or anyone that mattered to be honest, even Ojukwu did not listen to him when he advised him later on...

...or do you think if Ahmadu Bello had stayed alive, the Northerners would have not done a revenge coup and handed over to him?