₦airaland Forum

kossyablaze:
yes o buh I'm cuter

OlujobaSamuel:
[i]January 13, 2016
Distinguished Senator Bukola Saraki,
President of the Senate,
FedAbuja.
Honourable Yakubu Dogara,
Speaker, House of Representatives,
National Assembly Complex,
Abuja.
It is appropriate to begin this letter, which I am sending to all members of the Senate and the House of Representatives through both of you at this auspicious and critical time, with wishes of Happy New Year to you all.
On a few occasions in the past, both in and out of office as the President of Nigeria, I have agonised on certain issues within the arms of government at the national level and among the tiers of government as well. Not least, I have reflected and expressed, outspokenly at times, my views on the practice in the National Assembly which detracts from distinguishness and honourability because it is shrouded in opaqueness and absolute lack of transparency and could not be regarded as normal, good and decent practice in a democracy that is supposed to be exemplary. I am, of course, referring to the issue of budgets and finances of the National Assembly.
The present economic situation that the country has found itself in is the climax of the steady erosion of good financial and economic management which grew from bad to worse in the last six years or so. The executive and the legislative arms of government must accept and share responsibility in this regard. And if there will be a redress of the situation as early as possible, the two arms must also bear the responsibility proportionally. The two arms ran the affairs of the country unmindful of the rainy day. The rainy day is now here. It would not work that the two arms should stand side by side with one arm pulling and without the support of the other one for good and efficient management of the economy.
The purpose of election into the Legislative Assembly particularly at the national level is to give service to the nation and not for the personal
service and interest of members at the expense of the nation which seemed to have been the mentality, psychology, mindset and practice within
the National Assembly since the beginning of this present democratic dispensation. Where is patriotism? Where is commitment? Where is service?
The beginning of good governance which is the responsibility of all arms and all the tiers of government is openness and transparency. It does
not matter what else we try to do, as long as one arm of government shrouds its financial administration and management in opaqueness and
practices rife with corruption, only very little, if anything at all, can be achieved in putting Nigeria on the path of sustainable and enduring
democratic system, development and progress. Governance without transparency will be a mockery of democracy.
Let us be more direct and specific so that action can be taken where it is urgently necessary. A situation where our national budget was predicated on $38 per barrel of oil with estimated 2 million barrels per day and before the budget was presented, the price of oil had gone down to $34 per barrel and now hovering around $30 and we have no assurance of producing 2 million barrels and if we can, we have no assurance of finding market for it, definitely calls for caution. If production and price projected in the budget stand, we would have to borrow almost one third
of the 6 trillion naira budget. Now beginning with the reality of the budget, there is need for sober reflection and sacrifice with innovation at the level of executive and legislative arms of government.
The soberness, the sacrifice and seriousness must be patient and apparent. It must not be seen and said that those who, as leaders, call for sacrifice from the citizenry are living in obscene opulence. It will not only be insensitive but callously so. It would seem that it is becoming a culture that election into the legislative arm of government at the national level in particular is a licence for financial misconduct and that should not be. The National Assembly now has a unique opportunity of presenting a new image of itself. It will help to strengthen, deepen, widen and sustain our democracy.
By our Constitution, the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission is charged with the responsibility of fixing emoluments of the
three arms of government: executive, legislature and judiciary. The Commission did its job but by different disingenuous ways and devices, the
legislature had overturned the recommendation of the Commission and hiked up for themselves that which they are unwilling to spell out in detail,
though they would want to defend it by force of arm if necessary. What is that?
Mr. President of the

Slimzjoe:
Closing January 31st

Harvard13:
how did this guy survive agueros 4 goals in 2 weeks??

MaziOmenuko:
All of una praying and fasting that I dont captain Aguero: your prayers has worked for 2 weeks now...I've been benevolent enough...

Make I hear say I remove armband from Aguero again.

#Note to self#: Super-glue the gaddam thing on Aguero!!!!

Griffon:
Manager of the week? I'll take that.

kashmo:
But the fūckęr took a heavy hit with those transfers

Omo, na time to pray make Lukaku mishit a penalty and get a card tomorrow. Seems majority of managers have him on their books.

Griffon:
Patrick Van Aanholt though.

Two in two games for the flying dutchman. Kid has also been involved in four goals in the last four league games.

Journalist: Sir your thoughts on PVA?

Sam footie-meister: Well since I introduced the kid to punny and beer he's been a different player. It's a huge revelation

Ibime:
I pray Ozil gets injured again.

That 13 points from Delle Ali on ma bench for sweet.

Ibime:
I pray Ozil gets injured again.

That 13 points from Delle Ali on ma bench for sweet.

Griffon:
Make I hear say Giroud score against Chelsea.

Lukaku in for the Frenchman.

powerfulsettingz:
then NCC too should shift the dead line a little bit
am an mtn worker I can imagine what I will be facing again today at work with the crowd

I WILL NEVER KILL MYSELF FOR ANY NIGERIAN LADY