Officialgarri: This is the level of decadence that frustration and hatred has pushed us to.
The leaders don't behave well and the citizens need quick actions as well
Why is he complaining, Nigerians in Spain did what he encouraged the citizens to do. “You have stoned nobody; that is why we are stealing.........” - Rotimi Amaechi, former Governor of Rivers State in PUNCH December 15, 2013
I'm not condoning violence but for the police to lie to Nigerians are playing on our intelligence, They went to arrest Nnamdi Kanu's lawyer Ifeanyi Ejiofor for reason known to them but for them to use the words abduction, assault occasioning harm and malicious damage to property, are the police think Nigerians are stupid? Why didn't police mention the IPOB members they killed they went there kill some IPOB members and the retaliated, Now they are telling one-sided lies to gullible Nigerians to justify their atrocities.
Omoodua007: Nothing excites me more than bursting iPod statistics When we look at the overall number of applicants Yoruba have more numbers in engineering and law while Igbo passes in medicine
The imaginary domination of this fields by igbos is yet too and won’t occur
celeiyke: *Concerns Mount over Constitutionality of Police Command Appointments
•North-west tops list with 12 CPs, South-east gets one in contravention of federal character principle enshrined in S14 (3) of 1999 Constitution as amended
•Abia, 13 others have none
•PSC pushes for implementation of policy on balance, equality of states
There are mounting concerns over the constitutionality of appointment of Commissioners of Police (CPs) to the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
While some states have more than three CPs heading state police commands, many others have none contrary to the provision of Section 14 (3) of the Constitution as amended, which forbids domination of one section of the country by the other.
It states: “The composition of the Government of the Federation or any of its agencies and the conduct of its affairs shall be carried out in such a manner to reflect the federal character of Nigeria and the need to promote national unity, and also to command national loyalty thereby ensuring that there shall be no predominance of persons from a few states or from a few ethnic of other sectional groups in that government or in any of its agencies.”
Police sources that spoke to THISDAY yesterday said there were concerns in the force that it was in breach of this section of the constitution, contending that it had become necessary for the police authorities to make amends.
A breakdown of the list of commissioners of police in state command positions obtained by THISDAY shows that while Katsina has four slots, 14 other states, including Abia, Anambra, Bayelsa, Benue, Delta, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Enugu, Jigawa, Kogi, Nasarawa, Ondo, Oyo and Rivers have none.
It also showed that of the six geopolitical zones, the North-west dominated with 12 of its indigenes in such a powerful position.
Of the 12, four are from Katsina State, the home state of President Muhammadu Buhari, while Kebbi has three, Sokoto two, with Zamfara, Kano and Kaduna producing one apiece. However, Jigawa, the seventh state in the zone has no indigene holding any state command.
Trailing the North-west is the North-east with eight of its indigenes in command positions. Of the eight, two each are from Adamawa and Taraba States while Borno, Bauchi, Gombe and Yobe have one each.
With seven of their indigenes holding command positions, the South-west came third in order of ranking.
Osun has three, while Lagos and Ogun States produced two each. The three other states in the zone, Ekiti, Oyo and Ondo, have none.
As for the South-south, three of the five CPs are from Cross River, one each from Akwa Ibom and Edo, while Rivers, Delta and Bayelsa have none.
The North-central, with four CPs is next to the South-south. Niger, Plateau, FCT and Kwara have one each, while Benue, Kogi as well as Nasarawa have no indigene leading any of the 36 state commands and FCT.
At the bottom of the ranking is the South-east, which has only one CP from Imo State. The other four states in the geopolitical zone, Anambra, Abia, Enugu and Ebonyi have none. The situation, analysts say, makes a joke of the Buhari administration’s community policing policy, which places emphasis on localization of the police.
“The whole idea is that people who are more knowledgeable about an area are better placed to police the community, hence the indigenisation of the police. Asking a Northerner from landlocked Kano State to head the policing of riverine Bayelsa State turns logic on its head,” an analyst said.
Indeed there are deafening complaints in police circles, that the entire mobile police squadrons in the South are commanded by Northern officers. “Does that make sense to you?” a serving senior officer asked THISDAY.
THISDAY checks have shown that in a bid to ensure adherence to the federal character principle and adequate representation of the 36 states of the federation in the posting of police commissioners, the PSC is pushing for the implementation of its policy that stipulates that each state of the federation must produce a commissioner of police heading a state police command at any given time.
The policy states that each state must produce a commissioner of police, who must serve at least two years in a command before redeployment. If a particular state does not have an officer of the rank of a commissioner, a neighbouring state that satisfies the requirement may take its place. THISDAY gathered that some states produced many commissioners of police, none of whom is heading any state police command.
Said a knowledgeable source: “Some states may have let’s say four commissioners of police but none of them would be heading any state command. They may just be at the Admin Department of the Force Headquarters. “It is an existing policy which has not been implemented. We are pushing for its implementation.”
The source said the policy envisaged that a police commissioner should serve at least two years in such a command before redeployment.
“The policy states how CPs should be appointed and tenure. That every state will have a state command CP. I mean it puts to an end to the practice where one state will produce four CPs while some will have their sons and daughters on CP ranks posted to head admin and other redundant offices.
“The policy says that command CPs will now have a tenure of not less than two years and should not be removed unless on promotion, disciplinary issues or death,” the source said.
THISDAY further learnt that the PSC is expected to post commissioners as required by the constitution but the policy on state command CPs has not been implemented by the IG. It was learnt that the IG is allegedly frustrating the implementation of the policy.
“The policy says the commission will now post CPs to commands as it is stated in the constitution that such posting is an appointment and the responsibility of the commission.
“This policy came into effect several months ago but has not been respected by the IGP. Currently many states with officers on CP rank don’t have state command CP,” the source said.
THISDAY also learnt that most of the MOPOL commanders posted to the Southern part of the country are from the North, a situation that is at variance with the federal character principle.
“The issue of Commanders of Police Mobile Force, PMF is terribly lopsided. This is not in the policy but there is need to spread it so that every state, region should be represented. There is need for federal character in these appointments. Presently, MOPOL commanders in squadrons in the South are northerners,” a security source said.
When contacted, spokesman of PSC, Ikechukwu Ani, said the commission had since sent the policy document to the IG for implementation.
“I am aware there is a policy on that from the commission. We have since sent it to the IGP,” he said. Force Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Frank Mba, a deputy commissioner, told THISDAY he was attending a retreat when he was contacted for responses to the constitutional and operational issues raised.
Answers to THISDAY enquiry, listing the areas of concerns forwarded to his mobile phones yesterday afternoon were still being awaited at press time.
They have refused to decentralized the police command. My solution is this let every police officers be transferred to there respective states and let have rotational IGP every year from the six geopolitical zones. This way it will still be command by the federal government.
TheSkyIsBlue: My Sister Is About To Commit A Serious Taboo All In The Name Of Marriage
Hello Nairalanders!
Please ignore any typographical or grammatical error. I just want to pour it out the way it is in my heart.
I am seriously confused and worried about what is happening in my family and I will appreciate your candid advice.
There is this guy my sister has been in a relationship with for over seven years now. so he actually asked her hand in marriage and decided to come see my parents for introduction, about some months ago. My family decided to take their time to find out more about the guys family background as is required in Igbo tradition.
After several questions asked, my family came to find out that the guy is an Osu (an outcast). On knowing this, everybody in my family told my sister to cut ties with him and discontinue the relationship because it is a big taboo to get married to an Osu in my place . If you do, no family member or friend will attend your wedding or even have anything to do with you again.
But my sister refused to listen to anybody claiming she really loves the guy, that they have been together for a very long time and that she is not getting younger anymore (mind you, she is in her early thirties). Everybody (my parents and extended family members) tried to talk her out of it but she still didn't listen.
After much pressure and her continues insistence, my dad decided to give them his blessings, although against his wish (my dad is actually not really deep into tradition). Now the guy has done all the traditional rights and paid for her dowry. Their wedding is coming up soon.
But the problem now is, according to tradition and from what I heard, if she was allowed to go with the guy without my dad giving them his blessings, the stigma would have just been on her and she alone would have been considered Osu, since she insisted to continue with the marriage. But now that my dad has given them his blessings, it is considered that all of us (her siblings) will also have that link of Osu too. Except if she decide to put an end to the relationship and discontinue with the wedding, which I don't think my sister is ready to do.
I am really worried and depressed about it, cause I don't want anything that will affect me tomorrow when I want to get married just because of my sister's mistakes.
I will really like to get opinions and sincere advice especially from those that are familiar with tradition, cause I'm seriously bothered. Thanks!
Your sister is not committing any taboo, we Igbo's all we do is divide ourselves with the nonsense call osu I think it is overdue for legislation in the state assemblies in Igbo land criminalizing calling anyone osu.
Kelvin30286063: It's a good development. It happens in advance countries so why should we be different. If a police officer stops you either on the road or the walkway (in US and Co) the first thing they ask is 'can I see your ID please?' They expect that you must carry an ID which will serve as your first way to defend yourself against mistaken identity and the only way to confirm that you're actually who you said you are.
In the US you said, yes the police have the right to do so but the army are not.Why will the military taking over the work of the police.
Shoot 2 or 3 the rest go run and people will move on with their lives
Can't disturb 2m people because of 2000 people
They are all mad, they should find another way to wail, imagine families that they will inconvenience because of their issues
You are an idiot Nigeria is the way it is because of people like you, to encourage security agent to kill your fellow citizens because they are demanding a better living environment is a height of stupidity.
BuhariAdvocate: That is very wrong.Government should know that the issue of community chasing away contractors that refuse to compensate them not just started today. Its a long tradition in our society. I'm expecting the contractor's to settle the community also government should wake up to their responsibility by providing job to the youth Because if they are living fine they will not ask contractors for money .
Contractors are not the ones to pay compensation they are there to do a job, they have an agreement with the government, not the communities. If there is compensation to be paid that will be the federal government.
NGpatriot: You are wrong and off base on so many level.
1. Rwanda budget is actually $3.17 billion.
2. The population in Rwanda is 12 million against 20 million in Lagos, meaning we spend more on everything due to population alone and everything that comes with.
I don't know why you people love to make ignorant comparisons just to run down and badmouth your own country.
Whether you think he is making ignorant comparison you should understand and agree with me that there is something wrong with us Nigerians you included. Please stop the excuses if you think comparing Lagos city and Rwanda is ignorant let compare River State and Imo State with Rwanda. River State is approximately 6 million with GDP of 21billion, Imo State GDP is 14billion with population of about 5 million, Rwanda has GDP of 9.8billion why Portharcourt or Owerri are shitholes compare with Kigali. It's time we Nigerians stop accepting mediocrity and giving excuses.
baby124: Why so much complaints from the east? This is not a conspiracy to keep you from other zones. Toll gates are normal.
Yes toll gates are normal thing world over even here in Chicago but take a moment and think the injustice of the plan why would a zone with only five states, with the worst federal roads, zone with the smallest landmass that a state like Niger state is bigger than the whole Southeast zone will get the highest number of gates, more than 19 northern states combined why wouldn't they complain. What kind of injustice is that, are Southeasterners exempt from paying taxes? the same taxes the northeast, northwest, northcentral, southwest and south-south are paying, are they not the same in the southeast? Please furnish me with the total length of federal roads in each zone and the total length of the 19 northern states that will enable us to determine if their complaints are justified or not.
Senator representing Imo West, Senator Rochas Okorocha has advocated the reduction in the number of senators representing various states at the National Assembly, especially at the Senate.
Okorocha a former governor of Imo State elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) , made this known during Thursday’s plenary session.
He made the comments during his contribution to the Medium Term Expenditure Framework And Fiscal Strategy Paper submitted by the joint committee on finance and national planning.
He stressed that if the plan was implemented, it would help to reduce the cost of governance in the country, stating that it would further help the country maintain fiscal discipline.
He said: “This country must begin to make sacrifices; our country provides that we have three Senators, but what are the three Senators per state doing that one single senator from that state cannot do? With over 300 representatives from the states, each of them creates increased demands from the economic system.
“What we need to have under the present ugly economic situation is have a statutory representative one per state to reduce the cost of governance.
“Secondly, we need to fund the productive sector of our economy. Government is business. Our Senate must not operate our budget from an accountant’s perspective but an economic perspective
The Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, in his reaction, advised Sen. Okorocha to formulate a constitution-amendment bill to back up his contribution.
He said: “Your contribution can be translated into a bill; if you want a state to have only one senator, your contribution requires a constitutional amendment.
Nice idea but our greedy politicians will kill it and if they can also do the same with the house of representatives three from each state. Another thing is if the Federal government are not ready to decentralize the police, I suggest every police officer be transferred to their state of origin
immortalityk: Lol a Yoruba man In kwara that own a big rice farm and produces rice got his rice warehouse shut down by custom, the man protested Yorubas didn't wail In Benin republic, most of the farms that border Lagos and Ogun and Oyo are owned by yorubas who smuggle the produce into Nigeria Now that the border has been closed,most of those farm produce are rotting away especially tomatoes These news were on nairaland if u guys are doubting me Did any yoruba person cry? These people are paranoid
See your life, please go back and read what you wrote and tell me how a sensible human being will compare legitimate business with smugglers. (Your word Yorubas who smuggle the produce into Nigeria) Why will they complain when they are doing illegal business.
fortran12: Some people don't understand the roles and responsibilities of leaders and followers, hence they blame it all on leaders. Everyone has a role to play. Are the followers also playing their role?
I perfectly understand the roles and responsibilities of leaders and followers, Fish starts its riot from the head let Mr president show good leadership and governance trajectory upwards and see the changes. For parents to want their children to succeed they have to equip them with the right equipment and when they fail to do so it put the children at risk of failing.
I am saying we should not blame him for all the ILLS of society. Many of these issues we are facing today existed before he came to power.
Yes the problems existed before he came to power but he made it worst and yes some of the problems we have in our country is our bad followership and greed, but Buhari was elected in the sense that he promised Nigerians that he will make Nigeria better but he has failed in all aspects and must be blamed Buhari have taken Nigeria from frying pan to fire � and for you to try to remove or distance him from the problems that he made worst can never happen.
The first and second pictures are where others take their animals when they are sick. and the third and fourth pictures are where my people take human when they are sick. Celebrating mediocrity by my people is a sham.
Simplyleo: Now let me ignore the insult and focus on the part that really interest me most. The text in bold should actually call for concern if true.
If that is the case, then igbo youths really have a good case against the leaders in the SE, honestly. Wtf?
However, actions against these leaders shouldn't be directed by nnamdi kanu as he has more than proven all his action are for selfish interest, this is very obvious.
Honestly, these governors deserve civil disobedience if that is the language they will understand and it should be right here in Nigeria, no time waiting for them abroad.
And most importantly, these are state projects, no point wasting time attacking the Buhari-led fed govt
It is not a state project sir. 90% of "IMPORTANT" roads that are bad in Southeast are federal roads. I'm not saying our governors are doing good in infrastructural development NOOOO.
Ventura1: Attack On Ekweremadu: We All Have A Responsibility To Rise Against Evil – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned the attack on Senator Ike Ekweremadu by members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
In a statement on Sunday by its National Publicity Secretary, Lanre Issa-Onilu, the party described the attack on the immediate past Deputy Senate President and serving lawmaker as an assault on decency.
The statement said, “We all have a responsibility to collectively rise against evil wherever we find it and in whatever guise, it appears. We hope lessons have been learnt from this unfortunate incident.”
“Those involved in the despicable actions and the organisation they represent are unworthy in character. No Nigerian should be assaulted in the manner Senator Ekweremadu was.
“It is an indecent action and it is below the acceptable standard of behaviour expected of our citizens whether in Nigeria or abroad,” it added.
The party, however, said it was regrettable that some of the people and organisations who allegedly offered the group open support in the past were raising their voices.
It also accused the main opposition party in the country of playing politics with an issue needed the support of all stakeholders to resolve.
“It would be recalled that the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its leaders chose to play politics over a matter that called for collective patriotic actions when IPOB raised a terror group in the South East,” the APC alleged in the statement.
It added, “It is clear that PDP and its other short-sighted co-travellers who were the main cheerleaders of IPOB owe this country an apology. IPOB hid under regional identity to perpetrate criminality having recruited some misguided elements and miscreants.”
“Are we surprised by the PDP’s hypocritical reaction to the unfortunate attack on Senator Ekweremadu? No! The PDP and their leaders have acted true to type.
“This is what happens when politicians become myopic and allow narrow sentiments becloud their sense of judgement,” the ruling party claimed.
They are all jittery because they don't know who will be the next victim that is why they are attacking IPOB front and center. This is not new all over the world just because Nigerians have kept quiet for long and allowed all the fools we called our leaders to play on our intelligent for so long. This is in England a year ago
googi: True Tok my broda. We must deal with that IPOB SOWORE for starting this rubbish.
Doo, no ves I beg.
Nigerians should just cold down, You may disagree with me all you want but I believe all politicians in Nigeria deserve what happened to Ekweremadu. The Nigerian government and the Nigerian politicians have always taken the citizens for granted and it is time we instill fear in our politicians by any means necessary call it violence, believe me, I don't care anymore. This is not new the picture and the video below are Pro-Brexit politician Nigel Farage copped a milkshake while on the hustings earlier this year and Goerge W Bush in 2008 in Iraq.
diegwu02: how do you compare this very Peaceful walk to the one called by Sowore? Sowore was calling for a violent change in govt and promised to wipe out DSS by Tuesday
You all should just shut up who started the violence, Nigerian authority. Why is it that this government is so jittery why not allow their work to speak for them, why using the security on dissenting voice. It was peaceful as you said because Jonathan did not use the security apparatus on them.
Please,the police should charge them for treason and ensure they spend every single day of their lives in Kirikiri
I want to ask the protesters a question
Was Nigeria safe before the elections in February? Was there stable power before February? Was there jobs before February? Was there any sector that was okay before February?
If I may ask again, who did the protesters vote for in February? It must be either Buhari or Atiku
Even Sowore did not file any petition to challenge Buhari's victory
And then you all wake up one morning to protest about what sef
Let's allow Buhari to rule in peace Abeg.... 2023 is closeby ..
What did they do because they are excising their right that the Nigerian constitution empowered them? The picture below do you recognize them? that was 2014, That was your God Buhari and Co committing the same crime during Jonathan. Treason is a crime if protesting against bad governance is a treason offense your God Buhari and Co deserves to be jailed don't you think so?
tck2000: He isn't lying....I am a Urhobo guy from Delta and i belong to lot of Southern group on facebook and we don't support Biafra because if it happens,we would become the underdogs.
Bolustical: RUGA is only for states who show interest in ranching and not for landlocked states that are already ravaged by erosion.
IF it is only for the states that are interested, why are northern youths making noise and threatening the nation with there 30 days ultimatum? Southeastern's are not interested in 15th century way of rearing cows, for God's sake, this is the 21st century.
Why are you afraid whenever you hear someone use the word (Division), Please you go and read that article again maybe this time you will comprehend what his was suggesting. Honestly, I think you have a problem with comprehension.
INEC's position is that it did not 'collate & transmit results' electronically & not that it does not have servers (I humbly stand to be corrected).
Servers in the context of this matter also covers emails, website maintenance & other internet based applications that do not necessarily have to deal with collation & transmission of election results...
So what Atiku needs to prove is that collated results were sent (transmitted) over the internet to a central system in Abuja...
You stand to be corrected, INEC said they have no server that they cannot give what they don't have. Nigerians like to shift the goalpost, Atiku doesn't need to prove anything at least not now, what is in contention now is the inspection of the election materials of which the server is one of them, whether he will find the evidence he needs that is his problem but Nigeria law empowered him to do so. For INEC to say they don't have server is the most retarded, irresponsible and demanding for such high profile case. Any computerize data has a server.
ArmaniUhuru: Ibe Kachikwu is an epitome of incompetence. The petroleum ministry should be probed period.
Leave Ibe Kachikwu alone, he is not in charge he is not the minister of petroleum he is just the junior minister your minister of petroleum is Buhari it looks like you don't know anything about the government you are defending.
He may be lazy youth but the fact of the matter is the Nigerian rail project is inflated, it is a daylight robbery defend it all you want. Ethiopia/Djibouti line is Electric, 759km, 115km double tracks, 68 Viaducts bridges, 21 stations with three tracks or more (except the one station which has only two tracks). Lagos/Ibadan is not in the swap.
BUSINESS Protesters Attack Dangote’s Ethiopia Factory; Burn Trucks, Equipment
METRO PLUS JUST IN: Again, herdsmen kill two policemen in Benue Published January 9, 2018 KINDLY SHARE THIS STORY Residents fleeing Tse Igbudu Taraka to Bakin Kota and the injured at the Benue State University Teaching Hospital, Makurdi, after attacks by Fulani herdsmen on some Benue communities. Photos: John Charles and James Igbudu facebook page
John Charles, Makurdi
Herdsmen have killed two of the policemen drafted to keep surveillance on the troubled Logo Local Government Area of Benue State.
The incident occurred on Monday when the herders attacked the camp of Mobile policemen, Mopol 13, stationed at Awashuwa village and injured another.
In one of your definition of Terrorism, you show the headline where two police officers and seven people were killed but your definition did not mention who killed the seven people and who the seven are. Police killed seven just trying to refresh your mind if you forgot.. Please going by your definition, Are Nigerian police not terrorists?.
Bighead is all it is, nothing is inside that your head. Protesters are not terrorist all over the world people protest and properties damage and people died and that is not terrorism. Please read the Metro Plus headline, the pictures below and Global Terrorism Index: Nigerian Fulani militants named as a fourth deadliest terror group in the world. I hope you understand.
phantom: Bayelsa is a disgrace. Anamba, imo and Abia nko? This country needs to be badly restructured and I don't mean by secession of any part YET! We can start by pushing for removal of certain things from the exclusive list of the federal govt. Power for example. Once there is deregulation of power, a poor Northern state can borrow money from a bank and build an IPPS solely for a maskive industrial estate 3 to 5 times the size of trans amadi industrial layout in portharcourt. Dangote and other manufacturers would fall over themselves to own factories there. Do you know how much power supply adds to the overhead of a company daily? Attract businesses to your state. Give them power supply and they WILL GLADLY PAY REASONABLE TAX TO THE STATE.
Southeast has a gold mine if they can take advantage of the property taxes, if I said 65% of houses in Southeast don't pay property tax I'm sure people will agree with me. Thousands or may I said millions of houses in the villages can be made to pay taxes they will not be in the situation they found themselves, they cannot limit themselves in the cities only.
Xander85: The don’t want them to use the map because they know (as the map would show) that the oil wells lay in Anambra territory! This rubbish has been dragging on since about 2014, with no end in sight!
That’s Nigeria for you...they never take anything seriously, especially if it has to do with something that would benefit those they consider ‘conquered people’! Another example is the Ogoni cleanup...so far all we’ve seen is tripartite meeting where they blow plenty grammar and confuse the poor average Ogoni man who just wants the billions promised to clean up his land! Did you hear much grammar when Buhari illegally withdrew 1 billion dollars with the excuse of fighting the bokos in the north-east?
If this amount of oyel was found in say Katsina or Kano, you can bet your last naira there’d be no faffing about by parastatals like the NBC....they’d have declared the state oyel producing and started collecting their 13% even before you have the chance to shout WTF!
You are talking about collecting 13% I will bet with my life if the oil was in the North there will be nothing like Nigeria.
Politics › Re: Rotimi Amaechi Attacked In Spain by jamjo: 4:44pm On Dec 06, 2019
