₦airaland Forum

Both men and women are forced into roles that they may not be interested in just because of their gender. It's bad.

This is mostly applicable in non-1st world countries, e.g. I have seen men stay home and take care of the kids while the wife brings home all the income (in the west).

It's bad.

true, but not always.

my brother, I just think at this point in time, we should not be spending $311 million on a satellite, not with our decay in infrastructure and the pressing issues of the ND.

Let me give you another instance of our federal govt misplacing priorities. Obasanjo's govt spent almost $200 million on the ultra modern abuja stadium. Now, tell me, how much economic benefit has been derived from it since being built ? Most of the time, the stadium is just there lying dormant.

If that money was spent on a power generation plant or a university in either Delta or Bayelsa, wouldn't we be getting something in return by now ? You see, it is all about the timing and prioritizing.

You don't spend money on a DVD player when you have not taken care of food. Just like the stadium, the DVD player is going to lay dormant while you starve.

The schools you mentioned are state owned, not federal owned.

Delta and Bayelsa states have no federal universities, while some states have more than 1.

If you recall, I said I don't have an issue with Nigeria owning its own satellite. The point is, there are more pressing issues at this point in time.

I mentioned this on another thread:

Obasanjo spent $311 million on this new satellite project. It is not that I am against the project, I just feel this is not the right time to embark on such initiative. We have more pressing issues.

Delta and Bayelsa states have been clamoring for federal presence - Why not establish two federal universities at these states at ($311 million /2) $155 million a piece ?  At least the ND folks would have a sense of sharing part of the national cake.

While I don't believe the Nigerian state is deliberately depriving the ND of much needed development, I have to admit that a lot of its priorities are completely misplaced.

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segoye2:
Joo bere lowo ore re Ikamefa, o ye ki oni alaye si daadaa!

threadi yii ti wa x-rated, ooogaaa  oo

eku igbadun oo, eyin omo oodua

;d ;d ;d

xtycod has brought his family member to nairaland. let the hatred begin.

ono,

listen, i am not disputing the fact that the niger delta has been neglected. I don't think anyone in their right mind would come here and say the niger deltans have been given their fair share of the oil revenue generated from the ND since independence.

The point i'm trying to make here is, since 1999, there has been efforts at trying to correct the mistakes of the past. This is where the 13% derivation and NDDC comes into play.

Obj's administration has also awarded the contracts for 7 power stations which are currently being built across the niger delta. There is also the multi-billion naira East-West road, which connects the niger delta area.

In response to what you said, you are right, abuja is given special attention being the federal capital, but this is not to keep the niger delta states from being developed as you are implying here. Other states of the federation (oil & non-oil producing) are also being deprived of resources as a result of the special attention given to abuja.

The 87% remainder (of the 13% derivation) is shared among the fed govt & all 36 states of the federation. So, I didn't get your point here.

It is completely inaccurate for you to state that the Niger Delta is neglected by the Nigerian State.

How do you explain the 13% derivation fund for oil producing states ? Rivers State collects over $100 million monthly sometimes, more than any other state in Nigeria. There is also the Niger delta development commission (NDDC).

@onyex

sorry for interrupting, but is it true that obj revamped luth ? do they now have modern facilities ? thanks.

cute-ass:
to all the yorubas ekarô

you mean ekasan or ekaale  (you said good morning in the evening/night  )

@ ikamefa, mukina, segoye, tafari & others

how una dey ?  ekuu fajiii ooo

@Nella

you are really funny with all your jubilation 

Anyway, i think it's only fair that she completes her sentence, there shouldn't be a seperate standard for the rich & famous in the u.s. judicial system.

The paris girl dey too spoilt sef. lol

nana, alaafia ni mo wa o.

o de kuu itoju oko e.


Reverendi,

debosky:
mo tun gbo abosi imii nipa iwa yin pelu omobirin ijo oh!

Nigbawo le maa fi awon omobirin ijo yin sile ?

E yee wo idi won ninu churchi oo (even though its really tempting)

debosky:
Beeni oh GNature, ojojumo ni mon dupe lowo Eledumare fun Nana, ibukun gbaa ni omo naa

ogaa oo  

olorun really bless e in abundance. omo beyen only comes once in a lifetime  

toju omo naa gidi gidi oo (mo tie kuku jeri e )

debosky:
eyin eyan mi, oto jo meta oh, o re ara die ni oh, sugbon nitori itoju omidan nana, ara tin le pada

ope ni folorun  

This is the issue at stake here.

There are 4 most powerful positions in Nigeria's political setup :

The President
The Vice President
The Senate President &
The House Speaker

Now, Nigeria is split into 6 geo-political zones:

The North has 3 zones:  North west, North Central & North East
The South has 3 zones: South South, South East & South West

The problem now is, how do you split these 4 positions among these 6 zones ? So far, 2 of these positions are shared equally between the North and the South. Unfortunately, 2 zones are always going to be left out because there are only 4 slots.

How do we remedy this situation ?

Emi naa ka news yen lori web, but mi o le tun mo e fun e o. 

Oda benipe ex-Oga olopa - Sunday Idowu Ehindero - ti ji owo ijoba repete.


@debosky

mo get message e o alaiye mi 

Correction !

She didn't go to Nigerian Law School, but has a diploma in law from university of abuja. my error.

nana:
it's all lies

It can't all be lies now, haba. May be some, but not all.

but you are yet to confirm or deny what's being said

mo get e o

@ tibitibi 

Reverendi,

boyfriend ti Nana ni tele nko ?  Nitori o nipe oun ni boyfriend.

sepe nana de tija omo kunrin ye sile fun ogbeni debosky ni ?

but then again, omo boyfriend yen slow lati propose.

Abi, bawo loshe je gan ?

haywhy:
Innoce wooooot? Ma eva so bayen mo! Nana to damo, Nana ti origbo! Nana ti ole, Deboskyroyin, oni wipe emi ohun fe bo bikos Nana guud gaaaaaaaaaaaan


Ina lomo latile, se owa kampe?

You know, mo de shin bere debosky ni sha, mio mo pe ara birin yi gud gaaaaaaaaaan to yen o  

Awon geesi ni wipe Never judge a book by its cover

Mo juba fun ara birin yi o  

haywhy:
oluwa oooo!
Nana ati debosky n se nkan lowo ni time ti o type kini yen ni! So it was a slip of finger!

Really !

Iyen Nana ati debosky naa !   Ogaa o

mo ro pe Innocenti lomo Nana ke ?

O really gaaa o

nana:
ko ye mi nkan ti o wa in bold yen,

I meant :

oun duro de esi yin (typo)

@omogenaija

ekaa le oo, eku igbadun oo

Reverendiii,

don't change the subject 

nana:
alagba haywhy se ko si ti e fi fe ma tasi mi?

Please answer this question 

haywhy, haywhy, haywhy

fi mi sile o


E da arabirin nana lohun, oun dujo de esi yin

bawoni oo haywhy ati nana

nana:
lol, see me see wahala o,
alagba haywhy se ko si ti e fi fe ma tasi mi?

mo love thread yi gon ni 

ooo ookay

she ile iwe nlo dada ?