₦airaland Forum

OAUTemitayo:
You are saying that the federal character is responsible for the poor socip economic policies of Nigeria? That is definitely not true.
What is responsible for that is the selfishness and shortsightedness of all politician holding public offices across the nation.
If Federal character is responsible for economic policy failures at the centre, is it also the reason why state governments cannot profer sound economic policies to diversify their economies away from the over reliance on oil revenue leading to majority of them not being able to pay salaries today because of oil glut?

emaculate99:
FEDERAL CHARACTER SHOULD MATTER IN PUBLIC OFFICES APPOINTMENT.
Omirin Emmanuel (Emaculate Ife)
Position: Support
School: OAU
For a Federation that was coerced together, lack of equal representation of the federating units is the greatest threat to the national integration of such country. This bores down to the 1914 mistake when Nigeria was coerced together without any recourse to the people's feeling. Instead of breaking up, national integration was chosen. In a bid to maintain the national integration and development, the government was faced with two options federal character: a principle of equal representation of the federating units or meritocracy: a principle that cares not for the equal representation of the federating units. If lack of equal representation is the greatest threat to national integration of a coerced country, then which out of federal character and meritocracy is a threat?
Constitutionally, appointment into public offices is expected to reflect federal character in order to aid integration. Sadly, this provision was made non-justiciable, that is, the government can forgo federal character while appointing without facing the wrath of law. Its non-justiciability has brought feelings of marginalisation in the face of visible dominance of office by some regions. This feeling has been known to have fuel protests and the fight for emancipation of the aggrieved region. If care is not taken, national insecurity and division will set in. In a bid to stop this callous consequence, federal character should be made justiciable.
Naturally, no sane person can work efficiently in an unfriendly environment. A product of marginalisation is protest. Most times, protesters prevent workers from going to their place of work thereby slowing down the productivity of the workers which in turn affect the nation's economy negatively. There might be a change of event, they might go violent by vandalising properties. But will there be any development if workers are prevented from working or properties are being vandalised? For the sake of the economy and development, federal character should be considered.
Moreover, anyone conversant with the world will note that federal character is not alien. It is the quota based form of affirmative action that is given full force of law in UK, US, India, Canada, South Africa among others. The love the government of these countries have for their people necessitated their choice of not sacrificing integration on the altar of meritocracy. If these countries practice affirmative action for the purpose of integration, why then should Federal Character not matter in appointments?
On the 5th day of May, 2016, Mr drtwist, a south-southerner, took to Nairaland to explain how being from the richest region in the country had not helped him secure a place in the military after years of "searching" while his "brothers" from the north were easily recruited - feeling neglected. This was how Niger Delta Militancy started. It comprised of young men in the region who were dissatisfied with their inability to find jobs, destruction of their lands and rivers (which served as means of survival) without any intervention from the government. Suffering and poverty became the order of the day. If care is not taken, Mr Drtwist and the rest, can be turned into readymade tools in the hands of the Niger Delta militants.
Analogically, democracy is a government based on majority's wish and not merit. Just like democracy, Federal Character is based on the wish of not being marginalised. Wish of the people is a driver for the two concepts. It is apparent that people's wish is given great esteem in the world. If that is not the case, aristocracy should have been more popular than democracy since it gives room for the best to rule. Federal Character is our democracy, it should matter in our appointment.
Legally, the safety of the people is the supreme law; all good laws must guarantee the safety of the people directly or by implication. In a country like Nigeria where protest which might lead to chaos can spring out at the slightest scent of marginalisation like the Biafra agitation which is fuelled by their feelings of being marginalised. Which law do you think will guaranty the safety of the people more when implemented? Meritocracy that will allow marginalisation of some regions or federal character that will give no room for marginalisation? You choose!
My Daddy is a man that stands between chaos and the citizens.[b][/b] Each day, he cheats death and listen to the music played by gunshots on the battlefield because he wants to protect the country. He sees his friends being killed beside him but he keeps praying for God's protection as he fights for the country's unity. If you were my Daddy, would you rather choose to protest a law that will protect the country's unity which your teammates died for? I believe you would go for that which will protect the country's unity.
Meritocracy might be good but Nigeria is not yet ripe for it. Nigeria will be ripe for it when fear of marginalisation and domination is removed. She can also be ripe for it if this forced marriage is broken into pieces and ethnicity becomes a thing of the past. Till then, Nigeria should make Federal Character matter in appointments into public offices.

Imoletide:
Thanks bro,i stay at Tanke too,Oke-Odo precisely.

Heeyhun:
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LoveJennifer:
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Imoletide:
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Imoletide:
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omonla555:
If you wish Nigeria bad, you will surely not make it to 2018. As for me and my household and other Nigerians reading my reply to this doomed fellow, we will make it beyond 2018 in Jesus name.

kenonze:


Maybe u shld borrow eye glass.
U know the brain of a man is programmed by default to see things erroticly

kenonze:
In honesty,
What's the problem with my pics

freshboy88:
thumbs up

freshboy88:
thumbs up

kenonze:
Of what benefit to u.
I have chosen the path that i followed.
No going back dude

Catalyst4real:
That is quite irrelevant and non-relative to the topic.
The focus here is on "Quintessential GRADUATES."
not Quintessential success

Catalyst4real:
You restrict your understanding of quintessential graduate to academic excellence, it goes beyond that.

Abuklaw:
lol This is pure self-defense in response to the allegation I raised. I am a major player in today's debate not a spectator, the question I answered won't earn me any mark neither will it add to that of my colleague. But be honest, is it kind of you to impersonate neyoor? you don't know the weight of impersonation in Nigeria legal world. It is a serious offense my brother and punishable by 3 years imprisonment.

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Fynestboi:
Here are Emaculate99 errors:

Was the amalgamation carried in 1984/85?

The Biafra declaration was in 1967, not 1963






Signed
Obinoscopy

Fynestboi:
Exactly. The duo the better option now, as we cannot but have the debate today, if we are suppose to shift it, the would have been done earlier than this, we can't use this to affect anyone's exam and also we can't hold this for to long...



So?

Aromas:
As the news no get source weytin I wan type self?