₦airaland Forum

Let me completely align myself with Mr Bayo Onanuga,Nigeria is a very poor country in reality but materially and potentially a very rich country
But the question is why are we poor in the midst of wealth and why are we crying for water despite being in the midst of so much to drink

The answer I daresay is our fear to break out of this Ratrace we have found ourselves as a people
Our leaders know the problems but are not willing to go the whole hog to solve it
This idea of holding ourselves back because we want to develop together is one of the absurb things that we have foisted on ourselves
Until we break the chain of being bound together and begin to allow communities to own what they produce and send taxes to the federal government,then we are not ready to get out of this so called poverty
When we are ready as a people to start this journey,that is when the poverty of our people will end

I have always wondered why Nigerians have resolved to not use this situation to bring proferr solutions to this food crisis

The three biggest factors militating against this so called food crisis are security, high cost of logistics to evacuate the food produced and infrastructure
Apart from the challenge of security which the governors have limited control over,why aren't they setting up logistics company and providing the infrastructure to help the struggling farmers

All we are hearing is Venezuela,can't this people start buying tractors and modernising agriculture across their states
A state like Ogun state can feed the whole of the South West,the Religious organizations in that state alone have close to 10,000 Hectares for religious activities and the state can't point to a single farm owned by the state

Abeg let them stop all this Venezuela talk and put on their thinking caps,as for security didn't I just read that Edo State(PDP state) just recruited 1500 Vigilante to help protect the state
A word is enough for the wise

This matter has been going on since last year,I got information that soldiers invaded the community and sent a lot of people packing from the property
The issue from what I gathered was that the military claimed that the Land was given to them by the Military Government of Olusegun Obasaanjo in 1978,the military have their records and they know where their land starts and ends
They claim that over the years, people were just encroaching on the Land but they are back to claim what is theirs

I seriously advise everyone who has property around the location to tread carefully because I believe that the Land in question is very much
Also,this is the Right time for the military headquarters to give a press statement to douse the tension around the location

Always use a Registered Land Surveyor for your Land transactions to avoid stories that touch

The Nigerian Economy is in a serious quagmire,I want to sincerely look through what prof kperogi wrote and try to dissect the problems and offer my humble suggestions

1) Increase in food stuff prices
It seems this Government is struggling to really understand why food prices are increasing on a daily basis.Even food stuff produced in Nigeria is becoming unaffordable
Solution:
Government must intervene by creating a short term measure to evacuate food from the hinterlands to the city
This will involve working with food logistics operators, subsidizing their operations where necessary
Also,state and local governments must remove all levies and taxes paid on food for now

2) Open Borders
This government must take a very bold move and open our borders,let people find food to eat
Even if it means subsidizing this food,then you should do it.
Government needs to know that there is a cabal in the food industry who buy and hoard food just like people hoard the dollars
Once an announcement is made of opening borders,it will restrain this group from further inflicting harm

3) Continue the Emefiele policy of money change
This government must give a specific timeline to change all the old currency
There is simply a lot of liquidity in the Nigerian Economy and we must begin to mop it up
Government should start by encouraging digital transactions,it should be gradual but with timelines
The low hanging fruits like petrol stations, supermarkets and even educational institutions should be encouraged to start migrating to digital transactions
There should be a reward system for organisations to embrace this process, Nigerians did transactions worth 600 trillion naira digitally in 2023 so the infrastructure is already there

God bless the Nigerian Army for the great job they are doing,pickin wey say him mama no go sleep,that pickin must ready to follow watch ceiling
Let the troops quietly go around decimating this group of nuisances that have determined to hold the country hostage
Let the Attorney General be up and doing,once they hand over this group of bandits,kidnappers and criminals,the AG should try them and sentence them,this will serve as a deterrent to those thinking of continuing this line of business

It seems there is a group of people that have determined that no good news will come out of this country,they are ready to criticise,condenm and destroy anything that looks like progress
Sincerely,how do this people live,from dusk to dawn they are looking for things to condemn
I am yet to be convinced that this group of people will not be living a bitter life offline, remember constructive criticism is not bad but when this has turned into constant bitterness you better watch it
It might soon begin to affect your health