₦airaland Forum

Dear Senators,

My name is Jeffrey. I’m a constituent of Osun Central and East Districts as a resident and indigene respectively.

I don’t want to take so much of your time, so I’ll cut to the chase. I initiate this correspondence to register my displeasure and disproval of the proposed Social Media Bill which has been rumored to have climaxed to its second reading.

I find it disheartening that despite the relentless pursuit of the government in proposing hostile and inhumane policies, representatives have joined the Executive to partake in further desecration of the basic right of Nigerians.

It is our right to speak up at all times. Falsehood is a natural phenomenon and, unless one resides in an imaginary world or heaven, this is always bound to happen. The intention of the Nigerian Senate—and by extension the National Assembly—to quickly escalate the passage of this bill raises so many questions and exposes the unwillingness and purposeful failure of this arm of government to take important matters with the same intensity of seriousness.

It’s a little understandable that the government may be concerned about falsehood and its propagation, however this unwarranted fear merely demonstrates the obvious lack of transparency by every arm of the government. If the government were to be open about all its endeavors as constitutionally mandated in favor of the citizen’s right to information, we wouldn’t be here grappling and fighting tooth and nail to oppose a bill that should never have been prepared in such a society as Nigeria.

To imagine the many challenges Nigerians are facing are being ignored at the expense of the ego of government officials elected by the people is quite frankly very upsetting to say the very least.

The proposal of such bill is selfish. The Nigerian officials have not merited such feeling of anguish because they have NOT done anything for the people who elected them. Representatives were elected to SERVE the interest of their constituents and NOT to worry about how news—false or true—affects them.

Nigerians are suffering at the expense of the unmerited inflated salaries of the legislature, and 469 people, at the comfort of their chambers, with heavy security waiting for them outside and scores of aides at their beck and call, want to make such call take away the basic right of over 150 million Nigerians without even being consulted!? That is NOT done and it is simply unacceptable.

Government should be 100% transparent in their dealings and “fake news” will inevitably fizzle out, if that’s really the concern of the Nigerian Senate.

A claim was made that fake news could cause attacks and reprisal attacks. That is false. There is no statistic or record that shows that fake news caused any attack in the country up till date. We live in an era where an information travels faster than you can say hello. If a lie travels fast, the truth travels just as fast through the same medium.

There is no justification to eliminate people’s basic rights because some people in government feel unjustifiably aggrieved. The acts of a few should and will NOT determine the elimination of people’s basic rights.

There are courts already to deal with cases of libel and similar grievances, unless the National Assembly is saying the courts are no longer reliable.

This is a disastrous bill and should not be supported in any way by anyone who’s gained the backing and trust of the people at the polls.

I trust that you will not only revisit this bill and study it further but that you will also reach out to members of your district to properly explain this bill to them and get their consent before taking any decision.

I believe more correspondences such as this shall be coming your way from more concerned people, even to your colleagues from all over the country.

Thank you for your time. (Copied)

oguntola1:
Today is Saturday, my man is saying Sunday, faleke was in ur polling units on Sunday? Na wao, dinooooooooooooooo.

you have comprehension issue, may be you should read again

It is really sad today that almost everything is done by some people for social media post. However of what value is this to the society and the man in question, why striking a pose if you can't do the needful by helping the man to a rehab center

K

Waooo. This is massive

Ariza:
I read a thread here sometimes ago where Men were advised to marry and learn to love those who love them and only use and dump those they love.I asked how does one learn to love but my question was left unanswered, the ones who tried to answer only danced around it. No procedure or How to was provided and I laughed. How men bask judiciously in so much ignorance amuse me! They believe women learn to love so they can do it too.But only the wise one would ask how women easily divert this so called love on their children as soon as they are born neglecting the fathers. Was the love ever there?


The truth is you can never learn to love, you can only learn to appreciate.Love is not something you can create but Gratitude, you can. The misconception comes when people mix up love and gratitude. Contrary to what we see movies like a man learning to love the woman he was force to marry, No! he only learned to appreciate and live with the woman after his brain has been reconfigured by a terrible situation that might have caused him to lose the Good woman.

Op, you can't learn to love. You can only learn to appreciate, learn to be with and learn to accept your Man. In this case, look at the positive sides of things, compare his good qualities to what others do not have and accept him. I wish you luck.

How can you be grateful without love ? How can you show appreciation without love? Only he who has encountered love can really be grateful. If a word is being used repeatedly soon it's meaning and implication will be forgotten such is the case of love.
Love is the foundation upon which humanity is created, it is the essence of man. Love is a fruit of the spirit and never a state of mind. It is deeply rooted in our being.
Love is not an emotion but a very state of being......Love is totality, the ultimate truth and the absolute. Love knows no division but unity, everything is unified through love.

The first step towards finding love is self discovery...Watch if your heart is functioning, so many individuals have lost their hearts to the inferior by depending on their minds.When the heart becomes pure only love is what remains. When there is no any dust upon the surface of the heart, love is what happens. The truth is that many of us don't know how to love because we have never loved ourself.

SincereBigot:
wetin the prayers wan do? bring spiritual rain incase of it reoccurres?

nigerians will rather pray for their problems to solved rather than personally finding solutions

...May you not be tested beyond your threshold

partnerbizn:
Lol

What do you understand by God's omnipotence and omnibenevolence? Have you seen Thomas Aquinas' works on these?

I wouldn't say some things so as not to make people despondent.

Any philosopher here?
Can anyone engage?

Note that you aren't replying a neophyte or one who has no smattering of the issues.


So you must be a pundit a tad before you qualify to delve into these issues.

No pundit and scholar can unravel the mystery of this existence only the mystics are qualify in this category.

peterd53:
Bitcoins. Hard to trace

you can't even trace it

durubennie:
Bro this is shocking to me, I just hope my bank will be able to reverse the money to me.

I'm afraid they might not be able to reverse ur money considering the mode of transaction up there... The criminal in question has used ur money to buy cryptocurrency so as not to be traced

Wantedmiller:
To be sincere...... Is a nice idea locking down the land boarders.....

But in the real Sense, how will local man feed?

December is fast approaching..... A time everything increases, can a local man be able to afford a bag of rice?

This a very big opportunity for the people in the market.......even if they buy at a lower rate they will definitely increase the price.

Government should help regulate the price.......if at all this thing will work!

. This to me is not a solution and what is the essence of embarking on a journey only to turn in a midway. No Nation in the world can grow without encouraging its locally made product, but to grow our economy locally we need basic infrastructure which is not readily available as far as Nigeria is concerned. The policy is good but not timing, how do you justify buying locally made rice 18k per 50kg. This will aggravate more hardship on the citizens. The foundation upon which this policy is made is erroneous and mark my word it won't last.

The best decision for you now is to part ways so as to avoid the avoidable worries,troubles, financial and emotional drains in the nearest future. I can't even wish my enemy to continue such a relationship because of the experience had with my neighbor in my undergraduate days, out of the four children they had, 2 were ss. It drained them financially eventhough they were being paid well. Up to this moment i still can't fathom how they choose to marry each other because the husband is a lecturer and the wife a nurse.....

According to your post... I have 3 questions for you so that the fact can be established and the truth will be encountered.

1. Your husband volunteered to take her to the hospital.......The girl upon her arrival from the hospital gave you her testimony that nothing is wrong with her .. ..what was the testimony of your husband ?

2. The girl pack her laugage and left....? What was your husband reaction?

I don't want to say anything until the truth is established

Neddstark:
For now, I will stick to Pepsi not coke with wacky illiterate brand ambassadors. Not hating. Just not a fan

I hope your literacy has announced you to the world?

This combination is cute.....

K

K

BBM:
Chai I feel for the robber

what feelings?

K

Toks2008:
I have heard countless times that it is better for a man to marry a lady with good character rather than be with a lady with outward beauty and I totally agree with this school of thought...

Nevertheless, I strongly believe that one of the biggest mistakes a man will make is to marry a lady he is not sexually attracted to. The sad twist is that men are visually inclined and they are carried away by what they see but it is not easy for guys to come across a lady with their desired character and who they are also sexually attracted to hence the need to make a compromise.

So, Guys, if you must choose between a lady with an angelic character who you have no sexual attraction for and a lady you are crazily sexually attracted to who does not have the character you desire...Which one of the two would you marry?

This does not require much deliberations to arrive at your conclusions in making your decision. Marriage is between 2 matured individual who are mentally sound, emotionally matured and not for individuals who are just sensual because marriage comes with a lot of demands and challenges.
In choosing your life partner you must first understand that it's a life time journey and if your choice is based only on physical appearance you May be heading for a long thing.
Sensuality can not keep marriage but love and wisdom will, having a partner who is well behaved with a good character is a plus.......When you are to choose between beauty and brain.......choose brain. A woman who is physically attractive without a homely character is a nooo for me and who tells you that can't have both beauty and brain together in a personality

GoTV:
Even though I'm a born again Christian, I'm terribly ashamed of the way we Christians conduct ourselves and handle depression. Unlike our Muslim brothers who would rather make lemonade when life throws them lemons, we Christians will rather commit suicide out of cowardice. We indeed have a lot of lessons to learn from our Muslim counterparts

who is this one? You said u are a born again christian and you wrote this? You must have been born again to ur creed and doctrines ......Speak for yourself

Suicide is never an option no matter what, u have to see every situation as a possibility to move towards freedom rather than getting entangled. If you use every situation as a stepping stone, then there is no question of suicide. Of course at some point in live we get confused, some get frustrated, others get angry at themselves but we must not let any of this state of mind becomes our permanent state of abode...Our state of being is very important in every circumstances, mind keeps shifting with time..........When the soul keep calling then you realised how powerless is the mind......Suicide is a self destructive verdict endorsed by an illusory mind..........a distorted vision is before any suicide

larryking540:
and it's the truth as a man u must do any of the 3
weed

womanize

drink ,

when I see people way no day do any of them, infact their behavior be like mumu / even their reasoning self day one kin

and you call this Truth? If I may ask what's truth is smoking canabis....it does more harm to ur nervous system eventually..... What's truth about drinking alcohol, it weakens ur liver as time goes on and what's gainful about womanizing? I am not a moralist but when there is a void in your soul, nomatter what you do externally to fill the gap,it will keep lingering......

uzedo1:
I keep wondering, how do they do it

may you never experience depression. A depressed soul is not normal again, all the energy that is suppose to work for him is now working against him. Man must at every moment be concious of his reality, we must learn to live without allowing our psychological drama get in our ways.......Hopelessness is dangerous, a man who is hopefull can never be depressed .

K

K

Good for him . he that is given a responsibility must show and act in the manner that pronounced him Worthy

Bob risky........

Dem don become celeb. .......

K

Nice pics

May her soul rest in peace