₦airaland Forum

[quote author=adetoya234 post=134169274][/quote]Did they buy pants & bras for ladies & they refused to wear? Poverty could be a problem.

Okoroawusa:
When can we get it right? This new group is not good again? This was how we bastardized Ebubeagu.

Igbo!... let's wake up

Why's there so much violent crime in the SE esp. Anambra State?

Poor governance. The system is commercialized & no social security for the less privileged. Fighting crime throught local security outfits is good but creating outfits that engage in extra-judiciary killings is barbaric & should be condemned.

Iamicekid:
Nobody is a mountain of knowledge but what I learnt from this is, as u dey make am no go dey do me and my family alone, na ur kids go suffer am later if you are gone especially if you be Igbo, help set up ur bro and sis also and monitor there business till it reach a point u sef will know that they are okay on there own, se as that man get money reach and this him brother also get like 1billion worth business of his own, se him go get time to come and be fighting his bro kids for there property when himself never manage his own finish, that’s one key thing I learn from the Adeleke’s they making sure everyone is doing something and is a billionaire on there own

A Bleep up will always be a Bleep up. Who told you he wasn't settled. God gave him a brain and hands, he's not physically challenged, why can't he be productive?

ValarDoharis:
No civilian govt created any state? All created by illegitimate military govts. The states lack legitimacy

Was the degree creating them repealed by any civilian government?

Ojuntana:
Well! Well!! Well!!!

It seems I've been right all along about this LG autonomy scam. The blurry lines are getting clearer now.

Instead of LG autonomy as being propagated in the media, what these folks are doing is actually LG capture

If the LGs supposedly have autonomy over their funds, why is the FG asking them to fulfil certain conditions before they can access the funds that purportedly belongs to them?

And they will even have deductions from their funds by the FG?!! What was the complaint about the states before?

If LGs are the third tier of government according to the Supreme Court, why are they being given directions to open account with the Central Bank, a federal agency before they can access their own statutory funds?

To add insult to injury, each LG is being asked to submit report of audited accounts for two years!! I thought the reason for the supreme Court judgement was because the LGs were not being properly funded.

So what accounts are you auditing all of a sudden? What is the business of the FG or CBN with how the LGs have been spending their funds?

It's thus obvious that the APC led FG is not interested in LG autonomy at all.

It was just a propaganda move to whip some govs into line and also have more bite over grassroots political setups. It is a move that further enhance unitarianism instead of federalism and it is bound to fail in the long run if this trend continues.

Ordinarily, what goes on between the states and the LGs is not the business of the FG.

FG is not a mediator or big brother over the two. FG should face its core responsibilities which it has been failing at which are strong virile economy, security and foreign affairs.

If the funds were generated by the LGCs, I don't think the FG will direct them to forward account reports. Being a third tier of government without financial sustainability is counterproductive.

GBTYO:
That's SS to complain and not you.

Besides when SS were doing their agitation for resource control your SE politicians sided with the north against their demands and at no time did SS ever call for your help in their agitation.

SS will be ok of we get 50% but we know that you ibos will align with same north you have been castigating to oppose true restructuring.


When this VAT and Tax reform thing started , I stated categorically why SE will oppose it and it was down to the fact that you earn far more than you contribute from federal handouts.

When Lagos and Rivers secured a joint vat ruling to stop the FG from collecting VAT and successfully argued that it wa a responsibility of states to do so, your governors in the SE were all silent.


Now breeze don blow fowl yansh.

The SE political zone has unexploited economic potentials because of poor political leadership and an unstable political structure. It's sad that despite it's economic potentials, it depends on statutory allocations & revenue generated from VAT in other zones as major sources of government revenues. Despite the commercial activities going on there, it's obvious revenue generated doesn't get to the government treasury. The elites are major beneficiaries of the skewed National political structure while the common man believes their fate lies in Biafra which will involve coercing the Niger Delta states into an Igbo dominated Nation for it to be viable economically.

Nigeria will be a better place the moment we start having patriotic leaders and citizens. The political and socio-economic systems harbours deceit and fraud. The cost of governance and doing business is high with a corrupt bureaucratic, electoral, judiciary and political system.
We need a political system and leadership at the National and Subnational levels that can tackle all these issues before we can make progress.

franchasofficia:
Ndume is making a honest point.


If you pegged oil derivative at 13% why do VAT 30%?


VAT and oil derivation should be at par or make it 13% and 15% VAT.



If States that generate more VAT wants to enjoy 30% more of the VAT they generated, then there is nothing bad for states that generate crude oil and other mineral resources to also enjoy 30% of the revenue generated in their states via crude oil and other mineral resources exploration.



That's what Ndume is saying and he is right

That's not Ndume's point. For him, since derivation for oil revenue is 13%, he doesn't want VAT derivation to be above that. That's an entitlement mentality. Nigeria cannot develop when we don't encourage industry and we indirectly support indolence. The Nation is blessed, one region should not retard the other.

JohnBullMySon:
Exactly. I wanted to give that guy a reply before I saw yours. At that time the law only allowed for grid generation or non-commercial captive generation for all plants above 1mw. Obj simply followed the law.

Yea, he followed the law but he could've have moved for a change. Good leadership is all about initiatives and innovations. It took another 16 years before PMB achieved the decentralization of power supply generation and distribution. Nigerian politics most times is not progressive politics but politics of sentiments and relevance.

seunmsg:
“The Forum endorsed a revised Value Added Tax (VAT) sharing formula to ensure equitable distribution of resources: 50% based on equality, 30% based on derivation, and 20% based on population.



The VAT sharing formula they proposed is totally unacceptable. To start with, population should not be a basis for sharing revenue in 2025. For equity sake, let’s have 50% for equality of states and 50% for derivation.

Yea it's disappointing but it's a good beginning to fiscal federalism. There is need for cerebral, resourceful and innovative leaders at the subnational level. It's really sad that at this age, people still depend on equity and population allocations for survival. We're simply not ready for development.

With due respect to our servicemen toiling day & night to fight insecurity & those that have paid with their lives, the government needs to be more serious with war against insecurity. Intelligence services need to improve & we should be at the level of manufacturing our weapons locally. The incessant cases of raiding of villages, kidnappings & killing of citizens is unacceptable.

MadamExcellency:
And you believe her. This hardly happens, slap may not be the cause unless certified by medical extermination, this remain assumption.

Trauma to the ear can rupture the ear drum & cause deafness.

prophetwis:
Probably fatigue, the response was ineffective, dragging and crowding a man who needed medical officers as first responders was entirely wrong.

It's sad that even in Parliament, no standby medics with lifesaving skills to resuscitate a collapsed officer. Instead of moving the officer on a stretcher, he's supported on his feet.

richiemcgold:
Have these people not heard what Baba said?

"There's no going back on tax reform bills. It has come to stay."

Yea, I'm disappointed in the NLC. The bill will enhance productivity & secure jobs for productive people. The present arrangement is skewed. In some States, people on employment lists don't go to work but are collecting salaries. The NLC needs to be focused if it must remain relevant.

Racoon:
This is how countries with responsibly and accountable elected leadership stear their countries to greatness. Meanwhile, someone grabbed, snatched and run away with it but ended up destroying a nation economy with debts, borrowings and loans.

Nigeria's problem is mainly due to poor & unpatriotic leadership. Money is the the tool. They continue to borrow to maintain status quo. We have a corrupted and compromised political and electoral system. This keeps the Judiciary busy and enables Judges to call the shot.

Christ4ever:
Maybe, Mexico University of Benin Republic, Mexico branch.


Abeg, how much be their PhD? I need one next year.

Na wa o! May be an online or long distance programme.

Ezewuzie01:
Arab Jihadists taking over Syria is a bad thing for Israel. They will surely make a move to recover the Golan heights from Israel and send waves of suicide bombers into the country if the Palestinians continue to be oppressed by Israel. They are more ruthless than Iran and their pussy ass hezbollah allies. That's why Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is very happy as they take back Syria.

. Do you think the Israelis will go to sleep. The IDF has already declared the Golan Height area a no go area. Any incursions will be seen as a declaration of war. Do the Syrian rebels have the capacity to take on the IDF?

The US has military bases in sovereign Nations including UK, Germany etc. What's important is strategic diplomacy & partnership.
The problem of Africa lies in lack of patriotic leadership & selfish interests of the leadership class.

malali:
The speech you provided is a classic example of political doublespeak designed to deflect responsibility while reinforcing divisive narratives. Let’s delve into why the premise of Kemi Badenoch’s stance on immigration is deeply flawed, hypocritical, and devoid of historical accountability.

Critique of Hypocrisy

1. The Colonial Irony
Badenoch’s speech conveniently ignores the UK’s colonial past. For centuries, Britain invaded, plundered, and destabilized countries across Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean, stripping these nations of their resources and using their labor to build its wealth. Now, those displaced by centuries of exploitation seek opportunities in the very land that grew rich at their expense, and suddenly, the UK declares its inability to “sustain the numbers.” If you loot someone’s home, don’t be surprised when they come knocking at your door.
2. Exploitation of Cheap Labor
Britain and other Western nations have long benefited from exploiting immigrants for cheap labor. From factory workers to nurses and cleaners, immigrants have filled gaps in labor markets where locals refuse to work. Badenoch fails to mention how industries like healthcare, agriculture, and construction would collapse without immigrant labor. The same immigrants she chastises for “overburdening public services” are the ones staffing those very services.
3. A Caricature of Herself
Kemi Badenoch, a Nigerian-born immigrant herself, is being used as the messenger for this harsh rhetoric. It’s a political strategy to shield the Conservative Party from accusations of racism. By deploying a black woman to champion anti-immigration policies, the Tories hope to soften the blow of their exclusionary agenda. Instead, Badenoch appears spineless, betraying the very immigrant community she represents in a desperate bid for relevance within a party that has historically sidelined minorities.
4. Selective Memory on “Humanitarian” Immigration
Badenoch cites exceptions for Ukrainian refugees and British overseas nationals from Hong Kong as justifiable forms of migration, conveniently sidestepping the racial undertones. Refugees from predominantly non-white regions like Syria, Sudan, or Afghanistan often face higher scrutiny, harsher policies, or outright rejection. The inconsistency reeks of racial bias masked as policy.
5. Integration Myths
She blames immigrants for the supposed lack of integration while ignoring systemic barriers erected by the government itself. When you demonize migrants, limit their access to resources, and segregate communities, how can integration succeed? Her claim that immigration frays the social fabric is an excuse to cover the failures of successive governments in creating inclusive policies.

What Kemi Badenoch needs to focus on.

• Public Services Mismanagement
If public services like housing and healthcare are struggling, it’s because of chronic underfunding by successive Conservative governments, not because of immigrants. Badenoch’s party has spent more than a decade cutting budgets while blaming the very people propping up those services.
• Economic Benefits of Immigration
Studies consistently show that immigrants contribute more to the economy in taxes than they take in benefits. They are entrepreneurial, innovative, and integral to growth. Ignoring these contributions perpetuates a false narrative.
• Global Accountability
The UK is part of a global system that perpetuates inequality, often through exploitative trade practices, environmental degradation, and foreign interventions. Migration is not the problem; it’s a symptom of global injustices that countries like Britain helped create.



Badenoch’s speech is a desperate attempt to distract from her party’s failures by scapegoating immigrants. It’s like a landlord blaming the tenants for the roof caving in when he never repaired it in the first place. Her policies promise to reduce immigration, but they risk gutting the very workforce keeping Britain afloat. Instead of demonizing those seeking a better life, Britain should confront its colonial legacy, invest in sustainable policies, and treat immigration as the opportunity it truly is.

We don't need to take treatment for other people's headache. They have a problem and they are out to solve it. We've problems but instead of solving them, we prefer to run elsewere to join others in solving their problems.
Unrestricted immigration results in overpopulation and its problems: increased crime rate, overstretching of public utilities etc.
There where things work, politicians discuss problems and proffer solutions before getting into office unlike here where a leader starts learning the problems and forms several committees to study the problems before thinking of solutions.
Slave trade was abolished some centuries ago but we still believe it's why we're not progressing. our problems are tied to massive corruption, nepotism, sectionalism (ethnic, religious etc.), religious fanatism & other terrorist and criminal vices.
The question is, why does a Nigerian sell is property, withdrawn is live savings and borrow money to run to his former colonist? Obviously we have serious problems. Let's concentrate on our problems and allow others to solve theirs.

Who organizes an Inauguration Ceremony? The outgoing or the incoming government? Was the outgoing Governor at the event? This is just a manifestation of dirty politics in the State.

Nnamdipapa:
Sometimes it is hard to blame these people as it is the kind of environment prevalent in Nigeria. Over 95% of the average Nigerian borrow with intentions not to repay and these people are into business to make money.

I honestly do not blame these loan companies as they have to resort to whatever means to stay in business.

Meaning you support defamation of character & character assassination by these people.
The fact is that most of the loan app operators are equally desperate. Why operate different apps & grant more loans to a desperate individual in disguise of helping them. The interest rate they display is not what they eventually ask borrowers to repay. It's indirect exploitation & obtaining by tricks. Their transactions are not transparent, very unprofessional & gives the country a bad name. The FG needs to investigate & if possible ban their operations. There must be clear guidelines on their operations.

lecowas:
I think China is very well positioned to become the next world power. They have everything required and no regards for religion.

If China doesn't become world power with all in their disposal, it should be another solid proof that God rules in the affairs of men.

China still has a long way to go to become a superpower. The Nation is fragile to go into democratic rule which is one of the criteria. Overpopulation & lack of oil resources to power large number of military crafts is another factor. Generally, they're coming up.

gloryman91:
Whenever I heard his name losing of Bakassi to Cameroum comes to my mind.

Evil men do lives behind them.

Was he the lead counsel, not really. He's OBJ's legal adviser & counsel. He handled the electoral cases. Payment was good & he's a businessman & philanthropist.

Ready2speak:
Really?
Maybe Dan Agbese lived at a different time and planet.
But we see him as an illiterate who went to Aburi and was oblivious of his environment. The issues discussed was above his head only to come back to renege and plunged the country into avoidable bloodletting.

A stooge of the British/Fulani who ended up as the worst genocide perpetrator in Saharan Africa cos of oil.

It's always good to respect elders irrespective of their shortcomings. "To err is human, to forgive his divine." General Gowon became a Head of State at a very young age & shortly after led Nigeria in a civil war. To most people he's a hero, though if we analyse the State of the Nation properly, either by commission or omission, he cannot be fully exonerated from some of the problems we face today. The problem then was short-sightedness & falling for the deceit of the Western world esp. the UK. Even the civil war would've been prevented if agreements were respected (Aburi Accord). The major setback of his government was a lack of a sustainable long term economic & development plan when we'd the oil boom. But abrogating a viable regional government to establish the present parasitism federalism that's resulted in the underdevelopment of the country, is the greatest undoing of his government. The good intentions he'd was hijacked by powerful men including retired Generals who're the owners of oil wells & major shareholders of some of the corporations he nationalized.

Despite his shortcomings, Nigeria was better during his government & people were happy. Despite the security personnel around him, I don't think he can be comfortable spending a night in his hometown, same with other retired Generals. I believe God has kept him alive for a reason. Unlike OBJ, he's not the type that talks openly on national issues. But I believe he discusses privately with our leaders. We can't afford a second civil war. Leaders must learn from the mistakes of past leaders. Better to jaw-jaw than to war-war.

I join our leaders & Nigerians to wish General Gowon a Happy 90th Birthday.

LilMissFavvy:
The mother definitely visited wrong places to have that child. What manner of child would want to die and leave her parents heartbroken? Even when she began telling her parents to have another child, she knew her time was up, she just wanted her parents to have a replacement. This is a spiritual problem, not a medical case.

Too much superstition & religious beliefs is a problem. What should be done is a forensic autopsy to ascertain the cause of death. The autopsy report is a useful tool to prevent a recurrence in future.

happney65:
Soludo is saying the truth. But because most of us do not know the true situation of things we can blarb.

The truth of the matter is that if you want local government autonomy of whatever you call it,you have to change the constitution completely. Even the constitution says the LG is under the control of the state government.

Worldwide there is nowhere there is 3 federating units. It is always two. The Federal and state.

In a true federalism like it's practised in the US. The LG is under the control of the states. The US has over 80,000LG and states create LG as they wish.

Here in Nigeria,coupled with the fact that the money being given to the LG are not even enough to pay salaries and that is why the states created joint LG accounts to offset the bills of LG since 1999.

All states have been offsetting the bills of LG because even the money they collect isn't up to anything

The States are trying to be smart. It's sad that most governors don't have the innovations, resourcesfulness & capacity to develop nor generate resources from their States order than rely on statutory allocations from FAAC. A State tactically claiming what belongs to the LGCs in whatsoever means is fraudulent, barbaric & anti-development. Such governors should be voted out of office, they don't mean well for the people.

CoronaVirusPro:
Thats a brilliant one coming from the administration of His Excellency, President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR)

With the rich paying a fair share to alleviate the lower class, the class gap will be reduced to minimal and acceptable levels.

What minimizes class gap is productivity & better income not taxes. Excessive taxation is not an incentive for investments but a means of generating more revenue for government.

guysbewise:
"before Ojuku an Igbo man declared the
republic of biafra in may 1967
Isaac Adaka Boro an Ijaw man had already declared the
Niger delta republic in february 1966.
Boro had formed the niger delta
volunteer force an armed militia with
members consisting mainly of his fellow
ethnic group declared the niger delta
republic on february 23 1966 and fought
nigeria's federal forces for 12 days but
they were eventually defeated and then
jailed by the Ironsi an Igbo man federal
military government [and Ojuku an Igbo man eastern governor] for treason"

But it was Gowon from Kanke Local Government Area in Plateau State that later set Boro free and Boro later became a major in the Nigeria army and helped to tame the Biafra army.

The Igbos started the civil war because they wanted to take the lands of the Niger Delta from the people that own the Niger Delta, because the Europeans came and created Nigeria and put some parts of the Niger Delta in the SE then and the Igbo coup of 1967 made Ojukwu the military governor of the SE region.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVRx3RhN3XE

Col. Ojukwu was the military governor of Eastern Region. Gowon created the East Central, South Eastern & Rivers States from the Eastern Region.

MadPolitician:
Has Dangote been responsible for the reduction of prices in any areas where he dominates? One single example will do.. Just one. Sometimes he eagerly comes in as a blessing, but will quickly settle in as a the real curse.

Is it in Cement? Sugar? Floor? Now oil. Stop running from pillar to post trying to fabricate excuses for a generational shylock determined to milk the last drop of blood from his dying people.

Dangote is built like that. His idea of generating wealth is to corner a section of the national economy, become a monopoly, and raise prices to the high heavens. Dude is ruthlessly merciless

The price of PMS will drop with time when the refinery gets enough supply of crude oil locally & when more larger refineries come on board.

greenermodels:
Israel have been demystified, it's clear that American tax payers money is been spent to defend Israel without much success, the failure of the American made iron dome air defense system is a big disgrace to both the Israelis and their American backers, America should aim for a peaceful resolution of the middle east problem instead of the one sided blind support that it currently gives to Israel, everybody gains from peace.

Your analysis is ironic. Iran doesn't have the capacity to defeat Israel in a war. The iron doom is working perfectly. Despite 200 ballistic missiles launched by Iran, most were brought down with minimal damage done in Israel.

Iran is just trying to prove a point that they can assist their Muslim brethrens in Gaza. Iran is still under sanctions & their main ally, Russian is also under economy sanction. This means they can't upgrade their weapons to the latest technology. 2 days ago, there's massive cyber attack in Iran involving it nuclear facilities & government ICT. Access to information is impeded. Israel is planning a retaliation & strategic attack of some facilities in Iran. I'm sure even its leaders may be eliminated if their security is not fortified.

The solution is for Iran to call Hezbollah to cease attack & encourage Hamas to accept a peace deal with Israel. Any further aggression by Iran will be detrimental & counterproductiive to its citizens.

nedekid:
Story, cbn will have to pay. It is the share of that companies money. A certain percentage of the N50 stamp duty. The money is there and has not been disbursed.
The koko here is the problem of corruption that stops the progress of naija as we are too smart it turns to stupidity.
Oga at the top started this level with alph abetta. The only difference is that AB collects the whole money then takes its share then gives gov it's own, so nothing like gov sitting in its money as in this case.
Others have followed suit as an example has been set. Most likely some then oga in nipost would have brought a company he has codded interest in, sign a water tight contract with them in favor of the company, so even if he is removed from his position, the contract cannot be revoked without heavy penalty on gov. At the end of the day, normal revenue that should be collected by gov agency his shared with a private firm.
The bottomline is still corruption, personal interest. We have entered it, make them pay.

It's sad that 15% of the N50 stamp duty is going to an agency for doing little or relatively nothing. Even Remitta's commission was reduced from 1% to 0.5% by the last government. Corruption is an evil wind that's destroying the Nation.