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Going through Nigeria newspapers this week nothing exciting as usaul then out of the blue came the news that the presidency has instructed the IGP to deploy police detachments to every LG HQ in ondo state. The reason been that the action of the state's Governor was not only illegal and unconstitutional but it is outright stupid to me. When I first read that the Governor has sacked all the duly elected LG Chairmen (even though we all know the elections was probably rigged but that is not the issue here ) I said to myself that cannot be, it is illegal the Governor has not got the power to do that, but then, I later convince myself anything is possible in Nigeria. Yaradua - Our Mr due process president realise the Governor has made a fundermental error and striked like a boa constricture that has been monitoring its prey this singular act is a master stroke if not maradonic in nature.

The Governors Argument

1. The Goverment that authorised the election was an illegal Goverment hence the election is illegal and should be declared null and void.

2. This argument has holes written all over it, does it mean if the Agagu goverment builds and commisions a mordern hospital in Akure, the goverment of Mimiko would tear down the hospital because it was built and commisioned by an illega goverment. Basically Mimiko has shot himself in the foot and would have to dine with the devil. With all LG''s controlled by PDP and PDP been the majority in the house the Governor is at their mercy.

We wait to see Yardua's next move.[b][/b]

US Dollar rate,

Yahoo finance only shows the official exchange rate.
N200 is the black market rate.

the diffrence between official rate and black market cannot be as high as N50.00. 200 is wishful thinking for u guys in america, it might still get there in the weeks to come but for now the black mkt rate would probably +10 the tribune rate which would be around N185.

At least Akala can stop looting and and start ruling now he should have no fear anymore.

@Blacksta- price +/- 10 if there is scarcity, but I beleive you can get your dollars at this rate.


Tue. 17th March, 2009

Location Currency Sell Buy
CBN Dollar 145.60 146.60

pound 204.20 205.80

Euro 188.06 189.35


Lagos Dollar 174.00 176.00 - by lagos lagos island or Eko hotel VI
pound 243.00 245.00
Euro 220.00 224.00


Ikeja Dollar 174.50 176.50 - by Ikeja Internatinal and local airport
pound 243.50 245.50
Euro 220.50 224.50

i think this is just a head line grabber, just checked the official rate and black market 145 and 175

with Atiku romancing with everbody, we are not sure where the wind will eventually blow him either with pdp or the opposition, he seems to be courting both camps.

Lets see what permutations we have if eventually he decides to re-decamp with pdp if there is an expression like that.

Thats if Yardua throws in the towel and says enough is enough

Atiku Demiji Bankole Soludo this will not be a bad combination reps all 3 major tribes this will finish any opposition combination.

If on the other hand Atiku peaches his camp with the oppostion

Atiku Fashola  Duke ( thats if Duke becomes disillusioned with pdp )

Atiku Fashola Ngozi Iweala ( if Ngozi's is disillusioned with pdp )

Atiku Ngozi Iweala Fahola depends on what pdp puts out. this will be acceptable to all parts of Naija.


We will wait and see, this thread is a count down to 2011 and will be active till then, there will be sevral chops and changes along the way, it will be worthy of reading the various permutations before  2011.

but the kind of thinking you exhibit here will not allow this inward thought.

This thread is about Legalizing corruption and not revenue alloaction formula, u will have to talk to your reps about that.

the more thoughts like this the more retrogressive we become. think how to generate revenue out of this stupud oil , then maybe we all will be involve in running our affairs cos as it is now we think inwardly its not my money being stolen.


Its true talk my brother, I will like us to go back to what we had in the 60's but a lot of Naija politicians will vote against such proposals,  they are use to the finer things of life now and have probably forgotten how to plant groundnut or grow cocoa

If the people that make up the L.G.A are not complaining maybe they are happy with the project.

What u said is right that is part of the dividends of democracy. If a localty beleive the most important project for them is to build a mordern Governor's lodge for the chief executive of the state what is wrong with that. Our top bankers are buying planes to facilitate their jobs our pastors the same thing why not the Chief executive of the state. I dont see anything wrong with that its the people's wishes.

"Mr knowall tell me that nigeria did not witness the greatest development in its independent history when we where still existing as regions when every zone controlled and generated its own revenue and paid taxes to the center."

You are right, there was oil Nigeria even then but we did not know its true value not untill the Udoji awards of 1974. Armed with this new knowledge we have today and the realisation of the kind income a state can earn, I will doubt if any of the northern states and to a great extent a lot of even southern states will want us to go back to what we had in the 60's. Obviously rivers state and delta state will want each state to raise it revenue and contribute to the centre.

At least the LG Chairman is a doer and not a promiser like most of our politicians, I would vote for doer any day than those that promise heaven and earth. Some will even promise, no Governors's lodge , Where is the money for Governor's lodge cannot be traced. Building we no see money we no see.

And why should they be allocated money by the federal govt when they must have been constituted?Why can't the generate funds themselves?

Why are the states in the current dispensation allocated money from the federal goverment. This thread is not about internal generated revenue.

Part of me we like to join in the new political dispensation back in Nigeria, but after reading stories like this it deflates any enthusiasm you have.

@ Mr Know it all,

I agree with you 100%. This is absolute day light robbery and something has to be done to put an end to this menace that continue to threatens our democrazy and the functionality of our Local Government Administrators.

What do you suggest we do your majesty sir?

There are 477 Chairmen in Nigeria, If they think whatever arrangement they have with their state goverments is fine with them, what can an ordinary citizens really do. Except the new FOI- Freedom of Information bill is passed by the house of reps. If and when this bill is finally approve you can go to your local goverment and demand you want to see their books, and if for any reason you find any shortfall between what the federal goverment gave the state to pass on to the LG then as a concerened citizen u can seek redress from the courts, If no geniue reason for the deduction can be established.

But the bottomline is the onuses lies with the Chairmen and women of the LG to seek redress if for any reason they are not happy with the allocation hitting their accounts.

@Knownutinall
Now your glaring ignorance is going Olympic.
It is not a matter of dying with the king, rather, let the truth be told for the benefit of the unborn generation.
Our history cannot be swept under the carpet, because your likes has missed the bus to basic facts of history.

Out of pity for your ignoramus tendencies, let me avail you some books you should busy yourself reading
to take you out of the deep well of ignorance you have decided to bury yourself in.

1)Omotosho Kole - Just Before Dawn
2)Madiebo A. Alexander - The Nigerian Revolution and the Biafran War
3)Mainasara A.M - The Five Majors: Why we struck
4)Ojukwu Odumegwu Emeka - Because i am involved
5)Forsyth Frederick - The making of an African Legend; The Biafran Story
6)Muffet D.J.M - Let Truth Be Told: The coup d'Etat of 1966
7)Obasanjo Olusegun - Nzeogwu
Okwudibia Nnoli - Ethnic Politics in Nigeria
9)Ojukwu Odumegwu Emeka - Ahiara Declaration, Official Government Publication on Biafra Civil War
10)Achuzia J.O.G - Requiem Biafra

I could go on and on, there are so many documented books by active participants during the course of the war
and after the war.

God be thanked for books. They are the voices of the distant and the dead, and make us heirs of the spiritual
life of past ages, so my friend try and feed your empty soul with information via books and stop all this rants.




I have read enough nusery rhymes in my time to now engross my precious time in what can be tantamount to 2nd hand information and to call them facts and knowledge beats my imagination. It shows your shallowness when it comes to put your point across. If you are in a law court not those naija courts, in a western nation bringing information from a third party and now peddling them as facts is nothing more than hear-say and cannot be admissble as a statement of fact.

This are statements of fact

1. Biafra lost the war

2. Ojukwu the Generallisimo of the Biafran army abandon his men when they needed him most ( Infact it is within the right of any rememnats of the Biafran or even the Nigerian Army( Since the Nigerian army absorbed the Biafran Army ) army to issue an abandonment warrant on him because what he did was contrary to the tenants of a proper military commander.

3. If he was not a coward then what is a coward ? , is the word coward the new hero and the word hero the new coward, I might need explanation here.

u don come again.

If legalise corrpution , it will still only benefit about 0.01 % of the popultion of Nigeria. what is the ratio of people in government against population.

I dont think so, the citizens of the state we see the Governor of the state as their father, the onuses will be on the Governor to repay its citizens for their loyalty. One clear example was Awolowo's free education in western Nigeria.