₦airaland Forum

Abdul05:
As long as South West has its own naval Base
Wetin concern with me others


Omo, find your way out of this room.

Really? Nothing concern you? Hmmmmm. It's very pathetic to have people like you in this forum. I am almost certain that if you are privileged to be an elected national leader, with your sectional and nepotistic remarks as seen here, you'd be worse than Buhari. So you find nothing wrong in a Naval base being built in Kano, which is as good as a desert. The revenue that will be used to build the naval base is for the most part revenue accrued from the sales of Crude oil from Niger Delta.And yet it doesn't bother you.

Tissaia:
IPOB terrorists breeding ground

Your story is stale and completely unrelated. I don't know what part of Nigeria you come from, but the last time I checked, Rivers is a core Niger delta State. Neither Gov Wike, nor Riverians, approve of IPOB. Be guided with your incoherent utterances.

NoFucksToGive:
When you refused to open up all the other ports what do you expect

The North and SW are so obsessed with their hatred for us in the Niger Delta they killed all our ports due to economic propaganda and sabotage

Exactly my thoughts. There are very viable places in Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Cross Riversand even Rivers(Not mentioning Onne-FLTand FOT) that deep sea port, haulage port and other commercial ports can be constructed and utilized. I don't have any issue with Lagos or Lagosians, but why the hassles? And Lest I forget, we have two existing ports in Delta(Warri) and Cross River(Calabar). Why can't FG revamp those ports and make them usable?
This is no rocket science.This will lead not only to decongestion, but timely distribution of commodities to importers. And don't forget, that most of those importers are igbos. Nigerian politicians are lame ducks.All of them.

InTheCloudySky:
Re. his concerns:

Inclusion ― If this is important to him, he has to seek it out himself. He can get involved in his community or at church, or move to another city, state, or province (depending on the country he's in). Bottom line is leaving the country may not be the solution because he may very well experience the same thing in Ghana when he goes back, especially after being away for years.

Women are powerful here ― Women aren't awarded settlements in divorce cases simply because they're women. Several factors will be looked at but typically each situation is unique and treated as such by courts. If he's so concerned about this, he should remain single, or sign a prenup before marriage.

Loss of culture ― When/if he has kids, one of his duties as a parent would be to instill his culture into them. Believe it or not, more and more people are taking pride in their roots. That's why DNA ancestry tests are becoming popular. These days, it's way cooler to say 'I'm American and _________ [insert other nationality]' or 'I'm Canadian and ___________ [insert other nationality]' than just 'I'm American' or 'I'm Canadian'.

Old age ― I was watching a home listing show last week in which a white woman was adamant about buying a new house with a spacious room for her mother (who visits her and her husband every summer for 4-months). The father is late and it was important to her that her mother has a big, comfortable room in their new home. Her husband was very understanding and they ended up finding the perfect home that they were looking for. The point is that the idea that people abroad abandon their old parents in retirement homes, isn't always true. There are some whose parents live with them and who hire caregivers to look after them while they're at work. In any case, older adults are treated much worse in Africa, some by their own kids, who won't hesitate to accuse them of being witches (https://www.nairaland.com/6695362/laws-abandoned-mother#104650184). Things like that don't happen abroad, where there're laws against elder abuse and the gov't spends millions of dollars every year to look after old people.

Re Old age: This is very true. Older folks(seniors) are well treated here in the United States. These are individuals that have spent their productive years working and remitting to uncle sam(IRS)
I totally agree that seniors are badly treated in Africa. I also agree that the notion that kids abandon their older parents for the most part are untrue.
In conclusion, there's no perfect place in the world at this time. But sometimes, when i read stories of killings in Nigeria, my heart skips. The other day I read a story of a very successful business man who lived in Atlanta, Georgia-US, visited his home town in Edo state, only to be kidnapped and killed.
The social safety net in western nations(GDP, Per Capita,Gross national income, purchasing power parity) etc are way better.
The stress and madness in Nigeria is mind-boggling especially with Buhari and his goons at the helm.
In the final analysis, if you have a decent job and try to stay focused with little or no distractions, Western country is the best bet.
Racism has always been there, and will always be there. There's no guarantee that you wont be racially/tribally/economically profiled when you return back to Africa.Make as much savings as you can. Build a business, add passive incomes to your earnings , get a good college education that appeals to top industry employer. Save, Save and and i repeat Save. With your 401K, social security and what ever savings you had, you should be able to retire early and have a prosperous future for the rest of your life.
one last thing: Naira is dwindling so terribly. Don't forget that there's a systemic failure in Nigeria, and until that is fixed, Nigeria remains a failed state.

Buckeyemedia1:
More accountable to who, how much IGR was realized by your state for the last 5 years, what was it spent on, can you tell me? Even if I gave you 3 months to provide evidence you wouldn’t? Your jargon response just reiterated my point you think all these your chasing shadows is hurting President Buhari?

Chasing shadows mocking yourselves? The States shouting we want to go it alone are the states in which the Federal Government has invested heavily in the past? Rivers & Lagos State most especially, NDDC just dashed their former HQ to Rivers State, What Federal infrastructures has the Federal Government got in your State’s capital city?

Selfish elements, what most of you ignorant peeps don’t know is that 85% stays with the state, 50% State, 35% Local Government, remainder 15% FG, What is the noise about, isn’t Nigeria one country?, don’t we have southern Nigerians that school, live & work in the North?, Lagos Kano, Kaduna Lagos are sold out flights everyday.

Sir,

I beg to differ. This has nothing to do with Mr. Buhari.
The fact that existential tax laws were either misunderstood and wrongly interpreted has absolutely nothing to do with Buhari.
Are you inferring that because Buhari is president, we should ignore what the constitution says?
The constitution isn’t perfect. When Buhari, like any other Nigerian president is a public servant. He’ll leave by 2023. He won’t take the constitution along with him.
If the proceeds from VAT are misappropriated by the state government, there are agencies saddled with the responsibility of prosecuting such misappropriation.
Thus for now , let the constitution reign, until it’s interpreted otherwise by a competent court of jurisdiction.

Madam

The sad truth is that we haven’t heard from your husband.
My wife once asked me what will happen if she goes out to cheat with another man.
I simply told her that what happens to cheat will happen to her. I burst my ass in America providing all the basic comforts of life for her, her family and our twin boys, and all that she cares about is how to cheat. Whether she’s been cheating or not is a different story.
Could it also be that your hubby is physical exhausted while trying to cater for life’s necessities?
Seek to comfort him and assure him that he’s loved.
That might be all you need to win him over.

I live and work in the United States(Texas) to be specific. This country is endowed with abundant natural, economic and human resources. Every State has something to beckon on. Never has it been heard that the Feds under any guise or form muzzle states to balk or accede to the demands of the executive arm of government at the center. Every State manages its resources and pay a certain percentage to the central (Fed govt). Texas for instance has large hydrocarbon reserves. The federal government does not coerce or pressure such state to go against the dictate of the constitution.
By nature every state must not be as wealthy as the other. But there are always things each of the State can fall back on. Let every State develop whatever resource it has. Being a governor is all about leadership. This arrangement in the longest term will allow the subject to chose their leaders base on merit and experience, not religious, ethnic or political leanings.

This VAT issue will truly expose the types of leaders we have as governors. The North governors and some southern are very backward and lazy. This has to stop now.

As a detribalized Nigerian , I truly laud govs Wike and Sanwo-Olu. They are the true champions of true and Fiscal federalism.
The North must sit up and understand that repression and terrorism will only lead them to self - destruction. Any governor who can not think outside the box has no business being there. The merry days are almost over. They all must work and show proof of competency.

Hahahahahahahaha...........Very funny. Saudi Arabia cuts oil production to help Nigeria.....Hmmmmm. Well It is either Mr. Buhari or his handlers are so daft and ill-informed to understand the dynamics of world oil production acreage and cuts. Saudi and Russia are world oil major. Nigeria used to be the sixth. I can't understand how OPEC agreement to cutting oil production is done to favor or help Nigeria. Buhari my man.Olodo

The constitution saddles the responsibility of interpreting the laws with the third arm of the government, the judiciary. Is FIRS now the arbiter of the law? Are they claiming to be more knowledgeable than a federal judge? The level of stupidity and idiocy sometimes exhibited by certain elements in this administration is to say the least unfathomable

What extant laws is Wujuola referring to? The extant laws made by FIRS or the ones in the constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria? Such a wack, dumb and intellectually daft reasoning. Nigeria is gone to the dogs. It has never been this bad

Your argument defies basic economic logic. Regardless of where the final consumer lives, once a good or service is paid for, VAT Payment should automatically go to the state where that transaction was made. That explains why you have FIRS offices nationwide.
And for the records, yes Lagos state generates the most tax in Nigeria followed by Rivers State. Kano would have joined that rank, but for their religious hypocrisy.
My point is VAT paid at the point of purchase should naturally be credited to the state account regardless of who the end user is. If the end user feels aggrieved, let him stay back and purchase such good and service in his state location and pay same VAT to his state

Your argument defies basic economic logic. Regardless of where the final consumer lives, once a good or service is paid for, VAT Payment should automatically go to the state where that transaction was made. That explains why you have FIRS offices nationwide.
And for the records, yes Lagos state generates the most tax in Nigeria followed by Rivers State. Kano would have joined that rank, but for their religious hypocrisy.
My point is VAT paid at the point of purchase should naturally be credited to the state account regardless of who the end user is. If the end user feels aggrieved, let him stay back and purchase such good and service in his state location and pay same VAT to his state.

Am not sure why the past and present leaders are inept and lack foresight and methodology when it comes to planning and conservation. The last time to checked , the upper Benin and Agbada geologic formation have more natural gas than crude oil.
How difficult is it to harness this resource and preserve it fot equitable and adequate use?
Our leaders are indeed wicked and unruly.

I’ve completely lost faith in Nigeria.

Nice one Mimi.