₦airaland Forum

Yes I do. If you look past the politics (whichever party you support) you will see that there are things to look foward to. Of course there is still a lot of work to do especially as regards to corruption.

@asiwaju
lol first you said it was jealousy and stupidity. And now it has some how become Obasanjo's fault because of his alleged third term agenda.

Tell me one advanced country of which someone who is not a national is not required to state how he will financially sustain himself in that country and of the origins of such a financial source. I'll be waiting.

nobledanie:
NEPA (Never expect power always) to PHCN (Please Hold Candle Now)

LMAO

Fimmy:
this wolrd is a small one a place of trouble and passion.i do wonder why people find it hard to believe in faith,THE HOLY PROPHET MOHAMMED (S.A.W) IS THE BEST OF MANKIND.I find it hard to beleive to people are making the best of mankind an object of humilation.Although im really sorry for those that lost there family but i will like to make one thing clear IM NEVER N WILL NEVER BE SORRY FOR WHAT THAT HAPPEN INFACT THE MUSLIMS SHOULD HAVE DONE MORE THAN THAT.CALL WHAT WHAT YOU LIKE BUT,

God willing, you will meet your Mohammed in the after life as soon as possible so that you and him can ride into the sunset. That way, Earth and Nigeria will be left to decent human beings that value life.

I found an article on the state of Aba which had some pictures. Scroll down to view pictures.

http://www.nigeriavillagesquare.com/content/view/1602/55/

Old Glory:
If you ask me, i would say he was never lost. I think the government once again played a stunt on Nigerians for political gains. It is funny how he is missing one day and found the next day. Why go through Maiduguri on his way to Cameroon? He could have gone through Ikom which is a lot closer, or even Oban in Cross River State. I think this is all some phony ploy for political points and 'Third Term Agenda".

No offence, but do some of you guys ever stop to think about how ridiculous you sound sometimes? How can you hope to link this now with third term? HOW? Where is the connection? SHEESH! 

[SACARSIM]
I'm sure it all goes back to the assylum offer in the first place right? Even the war in Liberia was part of third term as well. Yes this is all somehow Obasanjo's fault. Obasanjo is the cause of everything bad in the world.
[/SACARSIM]

demmy:
The fingerprints I believe is to remove the possibility of double counting at least if they are honest about it.

Plus each form is barcoded and is serialised.

toshmann:
but as hero says,let us hope that the govt has finally got something right.
we are watching.

At least give the darn execise a chance is all I'm saying. Like I said here there are sveral problems with trying to reach all areas in Nigeria not to talk about the politics being played into it and people refusing to be counted.

Previous governments (including the British) weather sincerly or not have failed to accurately count the number of Nigerians living in Nigeria. So for the love of God let us try to make this one a success before we start dimissing the Government. Or should we just continue as it was before? What is the alternative?

Fair point. The British could no longer afford to keep Nigeria and other colonial territories after the second world war. Although they tried in vain to hold onto India.

How do you know the EFCC doesn't know yet?

Hero save your breath. There are people who just like to complian.

otokx:
@mariory; we have heard your opinion and we thank you for the information which is a replica of what the NPC chairman said.

this is a dress rehearsal for what will happen in the next elections. right in front of my office now now now; they have taken over the place. an entire LG area has relocated their administrative staff and they have been photocopying and carrying census forms since yesterday. they are complete with mobile policemen making sure nobody interferes. i was not thumbprinted infact they just mark your hand to indicate that you have been counted after filling the form for you. But again I will say its not a failure cause they are perfecting their plans for the mother of all election come 2007

Thanks for hearing my opinion. We have also heard yours which is also what people who like to complain about everything say. Photocopying forms you say? Yeah right. Those forms have computerised serial numbers and bar codes, so making a lot of copies of the same serial numbers won't work. But of course why bother? After all, according to some people everything is about "third term".

After all, anything a nigerian government does is a waste of time. So lets just leave the system as it is and keep complaining. Because simply moaning about our situation is the best way to improve our lives. Well Done.

Even when the British carried out the first count, they also ran into problems.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060325/ap_on_re_af/counting_nigerians;_ylt=AuvJxT352nu6c9VRrS1VFwm96Q8F;_ylu=X3oDMTBjMHVqMTQ4BHNlYwN5bnN1YmNhdA--
(Last paragraph)

mamaput: If they had found oil before 1960 they would not have left. (just by the way)

Actually, they found oil in 1956.

http://www.nnpcgroup.com/history.htm

onanugaola:
This census is a fraud, Waste of time and money.
I am not surprise at all.
Federal Govt. of Nigeria is always working toward the answer.
They know the census exercise will be a failure and there will be demonstrations all over the country. Maybe OBJ wants to use that to overstay in ASO ROCK.
I wonder what the NPC has being doing all these days.
No Logistic at all, payment of traineee na wahala. Droping of trained personnel for untrained politicials. No Pencil , No eraser, no form NPC NO --------.

They will just give a figure. No reasonable statistical analysis can be done with the figure.

OH MY GOD, why waste 17Billion Naira.


Census and the Effect of 5 days stay at home:
A. More Babies.
B. Overweight.
C. Empty Pocket.
D. Boredom.
E. Power Holding Punishment.
F. Neighbours' nuisance.
G. Endless wait for census guys,
We are winning.

Census as robbery By Reuben Abati --http://www.guardiannewsngr.com/editorial_opinion/article02

First of all, points A, B, D, and F are all your choice and have absolutely nothing to do with Government. There have been problems in certain areas. There are 36 States in nigeria + FCT and the number of states that have had problems is not up to 10 from what I have heard. And in those States, the problems are only in certain areas not State wide.

ability:
Like it or not Biafran will some day come to reality! what you all call violence or confussion is nothing to compare with what is on grown or on the way if the so call Nigerian Govt. Fail to realise that the country is not in Unity anymore and will never be.Due to so many lapses on grown from the Political elite to the socialist.

I mean the Eastheners and the South South people have come to realize that the Country is not doing any thing good for there favor and now we have stand up to call the International community to come to our rescue.Thats what is happening

Many has been said about BIAFRA but nothing has been don same with the oil state.NIGERIA as a nation is a fail state at the moment citizen crying every corner of the road for lack. well i leave to you all to think about it.

What are we counting? Is this the first time? What have they always done after the count?
We Niger Deltans are not in support of the policy marking of this weaked Nation call Nigeria we Need Bifra.

I Suppoert them

You think Nigeria is a failed state? Go and live in places like Iraq, Somalia and then come back here and say that. LOL @ Biafra. Continue spouting noise about Biafra. Your fellow Nigerians (including easterners) are moving foward while you're living in the past killing yourself slowly with anger.

[quote author=b_e_b_e link=topic=8929.msg252194#msg252194 date=1143177315]Besides, they'll be faced with and engaging in penis pushing and carpet munching in prison so what exactly would locking them up accomplish? *Sighs*[/quote] Haha "penis pushing". Never heard it being called that before. Anyways it's a fair point. That is excatly what goes on in prison so locking them up defeats the purpose of locking them up in the first place. If we must go down this road then a fine would probably be more appropriate.

As much as I disapprove of the third term, I don't see what this has to do with Obasanjo. This is an idea developed entirely in the heads of that particular group of senetors. Or is Obansanjo now responsible for what all senetors do and say?

Update!

Truck loads of Northeners seen leaving Lagos heading to the North to be counted. This will mean lagos will recieve less money. And these same people will come back after the census and put pressure on infastructure that Lagos cannot afford to upgrade to support their numbers.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/articles/2002/headline/f120032006.html

If the court had found in favour of Ngige (someone who opeanly admitted to rigging elections), everyone would say our justice system doesn't work. The court found in favour of the true winner and people still complain our Justice system doesn't work.

You just can't win with some people. Sheesh!

And what do you suggest? That we continue with the old system?

Da Saint:
theORAKU, where and how u got these pics i do not know, but let me give kudos for trying to make all see what our present leaders has turn our youths into. the youths now no longer carry note books and text books, but Hand guns and rocket propelled grenade launchers.

The pictures came from news sites such as reuters and news.yahoo.com.

These youths think they are action heros in a movie.

Foreign troops are not needed. The military is currently being restricted by the Federal Government to a defensive role only, that is why these boys are still there.

Not if the immunity clause in the constitution is dropped altogether. And it's looking like that will happen.

Governors in trouble •Mantu Committee drops immunity clause

Trouble may be in the offing for governors of the 36 states as the Joint Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution headed by Deputy Senate President, Alhaji Ibrahim Mantu, recommended that the contentious immunity clause be expunged.

http://www.punchng.com/main/article02

luridguy:
i just hope someone like Ibb does become president again

God help us

The one that made 419 and the name Nigeria go hand in hand. God forbid!

Just to say that the JCRC's recommendation still has to be passed by the national Assembly. There may still be hope that the ammended term for officials will be rejected.

Does anyone know what the JCRC recommended on the immunuity clause?

Posted by: slimnike
Why do they want alarms to be released?

Because Alarms is using the money he stole from Bayelsa to arm and pay them.

I think mass civil action across the country is required. If it was done, it can also be undone. Just hope this doesn't turn violent.

By the way new dimension added.

Judge denies halting constitution review
JUSTICE Olasumbo Goodluck of an Abuja High Court yesterday denied ordering the National Assembly to halt its ongoing review of the 1999 Constitution,


http://www.guardiannewsngr.com/news/article02

LoverBwoy:
but they arrested alameseigh* and are battling dariye of jos,

Both of these Governors jumped bail in a foreign country. Why do you think Governors no longer travel out of the country?