₦airaland Forum

WOCKHARDI:
The bridge Easterners need with the rest of the country is Restructuring and True Fiscal Federalism not the over hyped "second Niger bridge ". Who is kidding who.

That is why easterners like you are accussed of not "knowing" what they truly want. One time it is the cry for Biafra; another time it is Restructuring and Fiscal Federalism (junk Wiesel words) and another it is the second Niger Bridge. Now Contractors are mobilised to site on the 2NB, yet to you easterners do not need it............

sirfemoz:
Thought we were told that work has started already there sometime ago. And this news is telling us that they are mobilising. Before June, another news will have it that the contractors have moved in to site. APC actually made lies and propaganda very cheap.

You were told work has started on the bridge by who? Are you so dumb not to read or listen to news, yet rely only what "you are told"? your hero did not pay contractors and they abandoned site. Your hero visited the site and was shown only the drawing/plans yet campaigned with the same bridge after 5years of promise

seguno2:
Six decades ago, primary school was free and compulsory in the Western region under Awo. It was an offence not to send children to school and our region progressed magnificently.
China also has free and compulsory education despite its huge population of over 1 billion.

http://www.china.org.cn/english/education/184879.htm

Any society that wants to make progress must find the means to educate all its children.
There is no short cut.

1. You are not saying anything new or what we don't know about. Reality is do we have "Free" and "Compulsory" education as Law in Nigeria today? No. Until then, the govt can only work within the limit of the current laws and encourage parents to send their kids to school

Candybob:
The difficulties involved in the registration of business and ease of commerce are as a result of the inefficiencies of the many agencies (usually federal) constituting themselves into nuisance in the name of regulation.

The Decentralization matters because these decisions should be taken and executed at state level, subject to state made laws. As long as the centre is cooking for everybody we are always going to complain about what they cooked. Let everybody cook for himself.

Decentralization is not always about oil. But making the system work more productively.

1. Ease of doing business is not about region or central. It is simply a process review and re-set. There can be unnecessary bureaucracies even at state level. Lagos state just streamlined and had an ease of doing business policies and process in the power sector under Fashola's regime. This was imperative when Lagos state looked inwards and saw that it's internal processes was mitigating against investors doing businesses and NOT about tribes or not in Lagos. Today, check any data, Lagos state is about the first stop for most investors.......This is what the FG is trying to do with the new policy

2. Registration of business is not about decision making at the point of registration in this context. It is about fluidity in the process, to the extent that all regulatory requirements can be sought and most likely fulfilled within the shortest possible time. Even if you have regional system, there are things that will be within the remit of the FG, as such, the target business will still need to go back to the FG. I hope you know that CAC cannot be a regional organisation, so the regional argument should not even come in

3.

Decentralization is not always about oil. But making the system work more productively.

Really!!! then why are you and I in argument.....you better tell that to your friend that needs the education, yet you're defending him

wink2015: .......... The idea of sharing the oil and gas money of the good people of the Niger must stop.

Candybob:
I think this guy actually comprehends the post better than you. I share the guys opinion, until we restructure from this our parasitic system of centralized administration to a more commensal system of a true federal state. All efforts will just be like attempting to use MaryKay to cure Eczema.

Keeping it simple, Ease of doing business and restructuring of the country.... how do they mix? is one a condition precident to the other? You lot just process issues from wrong perspective.

This is talking about refining the ability to execute investments and commerce. It is not even talking about Oil specifically

seguno2:
How can you talk about free education when less than 20% of the enrolled children are in public schools? Unlike the UK that has over 95% in government schools.
Not to talk about the % that are not in school and the pathetic condition of the public schools?

1. You did not read my submission well. Govt has made education free.......but the prerogative to take it is with the parents. Our laws does not allow you to "force" kids to be in school.

2. I agree with you in part on the conditions of learning environment......but you need to cut some of the goverments who are building new school environment some slack

3. I am not part of the people who define our narrative using other people's. UK educational system is a good benchmark but should not define us in totality. We must have our own local content

This title is at variance with the body and the true picture of the Ease of Doing Business Law. OP?

Thatitan234:
even Sharia person??

However the man is Chairman of the Multipurpose society and not the court itself.
Let's not mislead people for any reason.

I was wondering why nobody has pointed it out till I got to you. About 30 people before you ignored or missed this part. Welcome to NL where people read only the headline and go to town with their own narratives

wink2015:
I do not support this artificial remedy. Let Nigeria be restructured so that states can fend for themselves. The idea of sharing the oil and gas money of the good people of the Niger must stop.

Let each states look inward to harness the potentials in their various states.

Classic case of comprehension deficit. You need to go back to read what the topic is about or better still ask someone to explain it to you.

seguno2:
1. Policies like free and compulsory education for all children?
2. Free basic health care?
3. Comprehensive, graduated taxation by everyone?

1. Numbers 1 and 2 are already in place, depending on how you view it. Public Pry & Secondary education is free. Compulsory? may be not, cos the prerogative is still with the parents. That is why for example school feeding program and conditional cash transfer is targetted at incentivising parents to send and keep their children in school and also allow children to be immunized; not to talk of the targeted 10k PHCs in all Local govts

2. Comprehensive, graduated taxation? This is a mouth-full, but be that as it may, the tax law actually "attacks" the rich. For example, CEO's are now taxed based on a comparative evaluation of income. Gone are the days when a CEO or business owner can pay himself very low salary on paper (while all his expenses are deemed company expense) so as to avoid paying huge tax. Tax agencies now have a template whereby there is a benchmark for a category of CEO's of related organisations - Hypothetically speaking, If the CEO of GLO likes, let him earn 50k on paper, he may still be required to pay 1.5m in taxes

bbmate:

coolestchris2: :
Yes by destroying more shops
Today' shops were destroyed in ibafo ogun state

So they should allow u on the express way while the contractors are still working there? Some of u don't reason before typing!

They don't reason at all...........when everything is about "shop"

greenpasture:
Please add registration of business and the filing of Trade marks and patents to the mix. Registration is don't take longer than 5 days and one day express should be possible.

True dat. I think in the proposal, Registration to action commencement of the business will be domiciled in a single office instead of CAC - -POLICE- FIRS - BANK etc

weedtheweeds:
mumu

Suwegbe!!!!

You even had to go back to this thread when road construction is going on at its peak!!!!

Wailers are Buffffffoooooooons!!!!

thestevens:
We need dollar task force as well.. But first sack the CBN governor

The CBN governor will be allowed to complete his tenure. He's from the East and if he's sacked the nay-saying "yeasterners" will cry to the heavens

SamuelAnyawu:
God Bless My President Yemi Osinbajo


Thank You My Southwestern brothers for presenting an Intelligent and capable President "Yemi Osibanjo" Who is now Steering our battered Nigerian Ship towards its Treasure Island.

I Stand With Prof Yemi Osinbajo

We thank God......

Can you also express appreciation to the much maligned Tinubu, who mentored and put Osinbajo forward

emmygzy:
APC agent abeg tell me the one fashola has built or added and I will show you the ones Jonathan did. Stop been childish bro. Google is your friend and not blind argument and support.

Fashola has told you from Day ! that your GEJ's myriad of abandoned projects needs to be cleared and it does not make sense to take on new ones when we have about N12trillion excess in abandoned project. I know you cannot process that.......

EternalTruths:
The government can build new power stations and sell them to private companies while encouraging them to go public through the Stock Market.

Why should govt. build new power stations only to sell them to private companies? Why bother building when you can simply privatize and get the private companies to build from scratch

You see why you should not get into discussions beyond your intellect?

sheyi2me:
spear me your usual propaganda, we have always been celebrating above 4000mw and below 5000mw from time immemorial. pls set a new record Honourable Minister of i-will-permanently-restore-light-in-six-months.

This administration set a new record of over 6GW last year before ND boys commenced the blowing of pipelines

emmygzy:
see you, Obasanjo started those power stations and could not finished most of them. Jonathan completed them, doubled their original capacity and connected gas to them. Everything is not about propaganda. Buhari hasn't added any single Megawatts or built a power station. Google is your friend. What I expected buhari to do is to build mambilla hydro. The project has been lingering for years.

Jonathan finished what? you mean "finished them" cynically speaking.

EternalTruths:
Typical Afonja defending Fashola after insulting Jonathan


Tell Buhari to install and privatize new power turbines.


More Turbines and peace in the ND, more electricity.

Why are you talking beyond daft, more like a daft illiterate...... "install new turbines and privatize new power turbines". Do you even know what turbine is?

The same backside got you the grades shey?

EternalTruths:
When will APC buy new turbines

Since 2015, no new turbine has been bought.


Buhari go and buy more turbines.


More turbines and peace in the ND = More Electricity

You like being ridiculous shey? New turbines with what Gas and infrastructures? the ones your ND boys dey blow up?

This is what Fashola advised people like Prof. Maurice Iwu. How can we have people who are researchers and we don't fund them to do research. Thank God the Govt. has restarted then research drive.

For those of you condeming this move, you think too small. This Medicinal Rice, when successful, will not be for Nigeria alone, but the market will be for the whole world. Researchers in advanced countries are actually excited at collaborating with those in emerging economies

omofunaab:
I don't usually believe our security agencies

You'd rather believe facebook frivolous pictures and news on SM that turns out to be fake? I hope you are conversant with the current trend of apologies on SM over fake news, tweets and retweets

dudebuck:
What do you expect from cowards that only become strong in front of unarmed civilians but disappear into thin air when an armed combatant confronts them?

Like who? The army of Biafra?.....becos the last we checked they have subdued the biggest menace in Africa - Boko Haram!!!

futurewise11:
Firstly remove that long cap governor from the list...plenty uncompleted projected in Ogun state.

Lagos state recieved huge revenue from fg and also generate billions monthly, obviously you cant expect development in both lagos and ekiti equally.

Its obvious your post are skewed in favour of Propaganda party.

...and you remove the specks from your eyes

1. I guess when virtually all states are working hard to increase their IGR through creating enabling environment and seeking for investors... Fayose blatantly told the world that he's not interested in that......and that he will empower his people through ...well you know how he has empowered his people

2. It is ironic that you can saw "plenty" in reference to Amosu, can you even mention "few" in reference to Fayose? pls name 10 roads Fayose has constructed? in fact let me reduce it to 5 sef.

israelmao:
Is it possible or a must to have all projects completed before expiration one's tenure as a governor?Foundation has been laid let whoever succeeds him build on it.Jonathan started railway project Buhari came and completed it.

See self delusion.............

Akinaukwa:
I will comment when he flies an aeroplane over Ekiti. Just one year to go and you are flagging off a project that will not be completed before expiration of your tenure.

Bros,

He's flagging off a project he will not start

ephi123:
It's sickening and irritating hearing you mutter the same excuses, why did APC promise change if they had nothing to deliver?
I guess it's also GEJ that didn't maintain the Aso Rock clinic such that Mr Buhari has to sit in London for one full month.

This is the hardship your govt is placing on Nigerians, have a read and if you like continue at the table giving excuses. Your problem not mine.
https://www.nairaland.com/3635865/finally-gtbank-bans-use-GT

Kindly don't quote me again, and if you do I won't respond

In fact I will probably quote you the last time as you're boring me with your pedestrian reasoning.
1. APC had nothing to deliver? What a ridiculous assertion. Even the topic in discussion centers on one of the "deliverie0s" of APC. But of course you will feign ignorance of it cos GEJ's government were building roads in Mars.

2. Pls show me where it is said that Aso Rock clinic is not maintained. That PMB is in UK on medical, so? has governance been grounded? PMB was so honorable to hand over to the VP (something PDP president wanted to take to the grave). Since PMB left, has governance stopped? (something that was embarrasingly the other of the day in PDP era). Osinbajo has toured the breath of South-South and East, he has performed executive function to the limit...........

3. The list on GTBank disabling Naira Mastercard on foreign transaction is your example on what? it is obvious you just see thing happening and you do not understand zilch. Why don't you furnish yourself with some education. Right or wrong, this is happening becos the CBN is trying to defend the Naira. But I must say that your ignorance is not suprising. You are not perturbed that the foreign reserves was on a free fall and needed defending, your concern is on some paypal and facebook transactions of individuals? It is unfortunate........which makes me to ask, are you still in school?

Yampotatocarrot:
True talk.... Though I still think one of d ministries probably power should be taken from him n he should b left with any ministry that involves construction

N-Delta boys have stopped bombing for some times now, I hope t will reflect soon..... Cos d last time I was at PHCN office, d lady said they r waiting for rain

1. In a scenario that someone else is given the ministry of power, whoever the person is, it will still take some time before you see a quantifiable result. Comparing power vs works is like apples and oranges. If you fix or built half a kilometer of road today, even when you move your machines to site, people will see and appreciate the result almost immediately. Power projects on the contrary does not come into fruition until the last bit of device is fixed, the last clause of contract is executed and the last dispute is resolved (Geometrics vs Enugu Disco)

2. Yes the ND boys have stopped blowing up pipelines, but the damage has ripple effect. At a meeting a collegue attended, he told us that Shell is not predisposed to repairing Trans-forcados pipeline again. The last one they did was blown up a week to recomminssioning. Do you think Hague will endorse Shell Nigeria to do another one when there is no guarantees that these boys will not pick arms again. Even the FG has signalled that TFP will be sold off to a mid-stream company. So that is still a problem that needs a longer term solution. If ND is not rebuilt sufficiently to the glare of the world, and Amnesty is not promised for another 10yrs (hypothetically speaking), nobody can guarantee......

3. Bros if anybody is taking about rains, they are talking about power-plants that has to do with water, essentially Egbin. Egbin is a thermal+Gas powered plant. If water level is low, they switch to gas and conversely during the rain, they use more of water. People should not get the wrong impression that all our power-plants depend on rains

4. The approach Fashola's team adopted for power is sustainable. The next minister has his work cut out for him already. We simply harness the natural resources of each area to generate power - Gas power-plants close to the Delta, Coal power-plant in Enugu, Hydro plants around the dams, Wind power-plant on the high-lands, Solar powered plants in the arid North. These are project that some of them require about 18months to complete. During these say 18months, you will not see any addition until the last bit is complete.

5. I hope you know that our distribution lines and business was a mess before Manitoba came in. Manitoba itself has been released, most likely because they hardly made any significant addition to the grid. So as we speak today the grip peak capacity is about 7.5 GW, and our potential peak capacity (if all plants are fired up and working ) is about 6.8. What that means is that if an additional 1GW is added from these upcoming new power plants, the grid today cannot take it. So the reason for another investment in grid. How many ordinary citizen will understand this situation and the need to be patient?

In summary, power problem is a marathon and we just left the starting point

akoko11:
What are you talking

I am actually talking to people who can comprehend

ephi123:
You are so obsessed with the previous administration to the extent none of you can look beyond your noses to see how corruption had been entrenched in Nigeria even before the democracy era. So easy, blame the previous govt. We are all waiting for the next govt that will then blame this current govt, no be so? Afterall dollar is N512 today, something never ever witnessed before in the history of this country.

weak excuse. Exchange rate will continue to grow if you have a govt like GEJ's that refused to build reserves to withstand and fight to defend the naira against the dollar. If a govt continues to be import dependent and refused to sacrifice to build local capacity, then there little you can do. Funnily enough GEJ's govt benefited from previous govt, when he used $30billion of the $65billion he met in reserves to defend against recession, and the dollar. Did GEJ build the same reserve when crude price was at an all time high?