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jmslimx: They major issue i see in Nigeria are Religion , Tribalism , Media inclusive of Journalism , Judiciary , Politicians , corruption the major

For GEJ administration in my own opinion i feel he is not weak but he is corrupt and you cant fight corruption when you are corrupt , God the alpha and Omega Created and made everything within 6 days and rested on 7th day.

Why cant GEJ pick up one thing and count it as an achievement , Pick up Power and reform it.

Why cant our leaders look at countries like Singapore , Brazil , South Korea and follow there foot step . I get crazy over blind leaders.

God Bless Nigeria and May bad leaders perish because we need leadership by example with courage to tackle major issues facing the country.

Yea, I read a thread yesterday on this platform and I can not be conclude that the President is not corrupt as his admirers wants us to believe. At least, in his time as the gorvernor of Bayelsa. By the way, his outburst of not giving damn about about asset declearation (whether public or private) is appaling. Can he tell us that when he was campaigning, that he doesn't give a damn to our questions?

report: Most countries that fall apart, however, do so not ...in an explosion of war and violence but by being utterly unable to take advantage of their society’s huge potential for growth, condemning their citizens to a lifetime of poverty. This type of slow, grinding failure leaves many countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and Latin America with living standards far, far below those in the West.


What’s tragic is that this failure is by design. These states collapse because they are ruled by what is called “extractive” economic institutions[/b],(my own interpretation of these institutions include the IMF, WORLD BANK and perhaps our own dear PDP) [b]which destroy incentives, discourage innovation, and sap the talent of their citizens by creating a tilted playing field and robbing them of opportunities. These institutions [/b]are not in place by mistake but on purpose. [b]They’re there for the benefit of elites who gain much from the extraction — whether in the form of valuable minerals, forced labour, or protected monopolies — at the expense of society. Of course, such elites benefit from rigged political institutions too, wielding their power to tilt the system for their benefit. But states built on exploitation inevitably fail, taking an entire corrupt system down with them and often leading to immense suffering

Now, in as much as I don't really agree with the poster that Nigeria is a failed state, simply because we aren't at war like the other nations we are ranked with, I still see some sense in the bolded parts above. This parts called for a thorough rethink of the country. If I say we can be regarded as a failed state on the basis of the above, I will sound like I'm contradicting myself. The point is I don't want to accept it ... may be I'm just wishing we are not. It's like the doctor telling one he/she has cancer, and the fellow just wish the Doc is just not serious or do not know what he/she is saying. I'm at a dilema here.

Abstract from UNDP Report 2011

This year we use the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) to reveal trends in the multiple deprivations that batter poor people at the same time for seven countries— Bolivia,Colombia, Jordan, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar and Nigeria— and find that poverty declined in all of them (see figure)... The decline was fastest in absolute terms in Bolivia, Nigeria and Lesotho.

Underlying the overall drops in poverty, different patterns emerge. For example, multidimensional poverty fell at a similar rate in Kenya and Nigeria, but Kenya’s progress was driven by improvements across all standard of living indicators, [color=#770077]whereas Nigeria progressed most in water, sanitation and child mortality.[/color] Poverty reduction was widely distributed across Kenya. In Nigeria, by contrast, poverty worsened in the northeast, the poorest region, while the south saw the most substantial reduction.

I'm just quoting what's in the report. has no connection with what one prof said or not o. Let's continue

Electronic waste (e-waste), the fastest growing sector of global waste, is hazardous to human health and the environment. [s]E-waste from China, India, Thailand, the United States and the European Union over 2004–2008 totalled 17 million tonnes a year; the United Nations Environment Programme estimates global e-waste at 20–50 million tonnes a year. Only a small share of e-waste is recycled.[/s] For example, in 2007 the United States recycled less than 20 percent of e-waste from obsolete televisions, cell phones and computer products. The rest was disposed in landfills, mostly in developing countries such as China, India and Nigeria.

I think they ended in computer village, Ikeja. And we bought them as fairly used phone or computer.

Immortal!:
I hardly make a comment on nairaland cos of d barrage of insults that flow in the forum. I was brought up to have regards for my elders and regardless of how good I perceive them, I choose my words carefully when addressing them. The fact that I have a different perspective to an issue, should not make me resort to insulting a personality. I once read from a zig ziglar book that 'ur words are your advertisement, when u open ur mouth, u give people an opportunity to see inside of u', and I concur 100% to it. It's one thing not to admire the person occupying the seat of the president of a country but another to have regards for the office of the presidency. A critic would always point out things that are wrong but it takes a judge to see something wrong and say wat ought to be. Even if my dad is a bad man, based on someone else's perspective though, insulting him is same as insulting me. I see the Prof's statement as an insult for the singular fact that he bluntly said the president is insane(I guess the Prof is sane in his own eyes). Trust me, I can never belittle myself to insulting somebody.

Your post makes more sense to me. I tried to emulate such attitude sometimes but sometimes it is also very hard becuase when you read some thread you feel like throwing up. anyway, i will try to keep to that all the time. at least, i have learnt something on this land for once. thank you.

Mr. Globe:

weetin Yoruba people say is the problem this time.
yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwnnnnnnnnn.
Yoruba movies is an example of tribalism in Nigeria. I wonder if any right thinking human being watch those nursery school model low iq movies I usually come across on youtube.

Your likes makes one sick. In this time and clime of paradigm shift, you are a disgrace to your teachers. What has what you posted make sense to anyone now?

Certainly they aren't. Poverty or being a pauper is not having anything to do in terms of productive work or engagement. If you have something doing, I don't think you can be classified as being poor. It may just not be enough. However, had it been our society is working as it ought to be, we wouldn't have been talking of poverty as it is here now. What do I mean? What ever little you make from your legal and gainful engagement would have been enough to take care of your basic human needs. Well, that's my opinion ... you are entitled to yours.

Abdulrabo1: I am a journalist so I know what goes on in Nigeria. Many of you here are empty barrels concerning issues in Nigeria which is not a surprise as all you know is 'demsay' (word of mouth and press)This is for @Delafrita and @demdem: Mrs Okonjo Iweala is the head of Goodlucks economic board, therefore she and her team can help make sure that the tourism ministry is well funded and their major projects are well supported etc. Dame Patience Jonathan has set up several foundations in improving the welfare and creativity of women and youths all over Nigeria through AARF and other foundations. She's a founder/co-founder, member or patron of so many poverty eradication bodies in Africa; and as tourism in major parts of Africa looks on how to empower women and youths to utilise their creative potential, the UNWTO deems Dame Patience Jonathan an excellent ambassador of tourism in Africa

You see you life mr journalist? See how your lies was puntured with just a few strokes. Shame on you! Oloshi

Delafruita: dude,you're seriously disillussioned.you say you're a journalist hence you know more than me.lmao.what then is the duty of the NTDC headed by runsewe?why then do we have a ministry of tourism?so you assume its the ministry of finance that funds ministries.if you are indeed a journalist,then i must ensure none of my kids venture into that line because i cant help but wonder where you studied your journalism.i worked on a 3year contract with the NTDC touring all tourism potentials in nigeria and i know for a fact,the NTDC enjoys enormous autonomy.also its mainly the state governments that develop their tourism potentials like cross river did with obudu,kebbi did with argungu,osun did with olokun and olojo festival,minna did with the durbar,lagos did with eyo,the list is endless.go to any tourist site,be it gurara,erin-ijesha,ikogosi warm spring,yankari etc and you'd realise its the states that develop tourism and invites NTDC to market the potential of their tourism.i didnt expect to type this long but you lame comment of been a journalist and inferring that you're without peer in the field of knowledge angered me.i happened to be part of the team that conducted labaran maku's first interview as minister of state for tourism and if i remember correctly,his views tally with what i expressed above

Thank God you are here to refute this monumental lie. I would have taken it hook line and sinker based on the fact that he's a journalist. Would you blame me, who else will I believe if not a journalist? Afterall, they are the one who write what we read in the news papers. God bless you jare. Oooooshayyyy.

ballabriggs: Are you an idi0t not to know the traffic situation in Lagos when the third mainland bridge is opened? Now imagine what it looks like with a partial closure.

Tinubu, Fashola and the ACN had always made the fourth mainland bridge a part of their campaign promise since 1999. The fourth mainland was intended to ease the pressure on the other existing bridges. Why has it not been fulfilled after 13 years?

Idiot like you. So, beause they promised 4th mainland bridge they should not repair the one in already in existence? Guy, you mumu no be small. Why am I wasting my time talking to an idiot like you? May be you are one secondary school student that just have the opportunity to his/her sister's/brother's/uncle's/aunty's/mumy's/daddy's laptop. Ode, olodo.

ballabriggs: Are you an idi0t not to know the traffic situation in Lagos when the third mainland bridge is opened? Now imagine what it looks like with a partial closure.

Tinubu, Fashola and the ACN had always made the fourth mainland bridge a part of their campaign promise since 1999. The fourth mainland was intended to ease the pressure on the other existing bridges. Why has it not been fulfilled after 13 years?

How does this information calls for criticism? Some of you just think nairaland is about coming to criticise government's action. Guy, you need to check yourself, i beg.

Mekusnwa: The way you guys talk as if Gej's govt has not done anything on roads baffles me. Systematically, some people in Nairaland keep hiding the truth from the public. But I will make bold to list GEJ's achievement on roads so that genuine minded people will know and take steps to verify while the haters and BH Nairalanders,will find another opportunity to reign in their insults and abuses. In just one year, precisely 2011 budget, Gej was able to award and also complete some of the road projects across the country viz; Owerri-Onitsha, Afikpo-Okigwe, 9th mile, Auchi-Okene, Benin-Ore-Lagos(80%), Apapa-Oshodi expressway awarded to Julius Berger, Kaduna eastern Byepass, Kano Byepass, Keffi-Akwanga-Lafia, Obi-Awe-Lafia, Kano - Maidugri, Kolo- Nembe-brass, Zaria-Funtua-Gusau which is above 101 km. let's be factual please

Don't get me wrong. This is not about GEJ. I only responded to what a poster said, that Lagos should have been repairing federal roads. I never said anything about GEJ and road.

uzomagic: Maybe he knows a little more than an complete idiot like you but certainly not more than the average Nigerian as you are certainly way below the average Nigerian. [b]Our LAW STATES THAT THE PRESIDENT DECLARES HIS ASSETS TO THE CODE OF CONDUCT BUREAU. Which GEJ has done. [/b]Nigerian law also ALLOWS NIGERIANS TO DEMAND THE PRESIDENT'S ASSETS' DECLARATION FORM FROM THE CCB AS A PUBLIC DOCUMENT. The decision to declare it to the public directly is a matter of discretion and may appear to be playing to the gallery. Prof. Ayittey should tell his Nigerian sponsors to get a copy of the assets declaration form from CCB so he can educate himself and add to his fast diminishing stock of professorial knowledge.

This is where most people are getting it wrong. there was no where in that chat that suggested that mr president said he has decleared his assets to the CCB. If he has actually done that he wouldn't have responded in that inpatient and cowboyic manner. he would have just reffered whoever cares about his assets declearation or not to the CCB. By the way, I don't think declearing his assets or not would stop him or any other person from looting the treasury of this country like they have all been doing. so, why the fuss about asses declearation. Mr presdient just have the habit of giving us mundane thing to talk about and waste our time.

kettykin: Nigerians are the most difficult an impossible people to rule on earth. The problems of Nigeria dd not start with Jonathan and will not end with Jonathan . Jonathan is an ordinary man and not a magician. IF Jesus wascrucified by thepeople he came to save. How much more will an ordinary man being survive who is ruling over the Beasts of the Core North whose only Achievements is sending Millions of people to their Early graves, the Vultures of the South west whose only stock in trade is to betray , back stabb , backbite up to the extent that the did it and still do it to their very own MKO Abiola ,The Scavengers of the East who will scavenge anything for money

This type of attitude is what keep some people in perpetual slavery. Let's call a spade a spade, irrespective of whose horse is gored.

Pukkah: Don't stretch the argument too far. No one is saying that Jonathan started all the problems of Nigeria or will end them. However, a certain Goodluck Jonathan voluntarily made himself available for leadership and made specific promises to get our votes. Is it too much to ask this certain man to perform and deliver on his promises?

Yes, he is an ordinary man but does he represent the best of the ordinary men and women in Nigeria, or from the South South? Does he have the ability to transform Nigeria?

Yes, you are correct. It is not too much to ask our dear president to deliever on his electoral promises.

there is a proverbe in yoruba ..."amuni buni, eran ibiye". which literally means "you brought this (insult) upon us". that's all I have to say about this.

denitro: Good point.
The major thing drawing lagos back is the appalling state
of all the FEDERAL ROADS in lagos.
Drive from the airport through Oshodi - Apapa expressway - Ikeja etc
BIG Disgrace

Spirit of Okija: Maybe [b]Lagos State needs to do what other States are doing [/b]which is fix the Federal roads and charge the Federal government for work done. Rivers is doing it and so are many other States

How wrong you are there! Clearly shows you don't know Lagos. But you should have sought knowledge before commenting on what you don't know? Lagos started fixing federal roads before other states, that was part of the problem between Tinubu and OBJ. For your information, the ongoing badagry road expansion by the lagos state government is owned by the federal government.

[quote =onye_ngbu]What has any of that got to do with you running all over nairaland misquoting the man.
Do you in anyway think you are educating anyone here?[/quote]

engineerd: Well, though its hard for me to say, she actually has a point. I originally was attacking from a different point of view of "OPEN" declaration, because i didn't think it was required by law!! If we are to go by the books, which we should, GEJ has no excuse!!! I yes i missed the declaration part of his speech....I just feel this adds no value to Nigeria's complex problem at the moment...its a case of putting the cart before the horse...But rules are rules!!

I really commend you @engineerd. It takes a courage to agree on certain terms in an arguiment. Some people will still obstnately stuck to their gun even in the face of superior argument. onye_ngbu take note

1025: @edicolove,
@ your no 5, joe listens to advise from good and well meaning ppl. who are the good and well meaning ppl?
when you talk about moving nigeria forward, in ur opinion, is it possible in the presence of all these corruption all over the place?
talking about azazi's pdp comment, what about the pdp chairman's comment in which he said that boko haram is fighting for justice?
jonathan has his wife and two children, what if three of them are involved in these boko haram attacks? will he still apply the same approach?
1st oct bombing in abuja when Chief Raymond Dokpesi was campaigning for IBB, jonathan arrested him(Dokpesi) and told us that dokpesi was behind the bombing but with one month, we saw dokpesi in jonathan's camp and nothing was heard of the bombing again. was that not enough politics with the lives of nigerians?
if you take a closer look at those jonathan is ruling us with, u will know that they don't worth it.
reuben abati wrote a book only in 2009 condemning the removal of fuel subsidy only to support it because he is now working for jonathan. labrown maku led a protest against removal of fuel subsidy in 1986 as a students' leader only to champion the course as an information minister and when ask, he said he was sponsored. these ppl are not worthy to be leaders. tomorrow buy them over and they will start a new thread. the inability to appoint worthy men and women into ur cabinet is another form of incompetency.

i cant agree less with you 1025 but wll come back to it because nepa don take light and my lapi battery no good. you made a lot of sense

Degis: What is the hullabaloo about sacking someone who couldn't deliver on his Job?. How many of you employers of Labour would keep an incompetent fellow in his or her employ, when the fellow had consistently shown he couldn't deliver after several opportunities to salvage his Job. Rio+20 Conference or not, if Azazi had kept his verbal diarrhea to himself and busied himself with preventing further attacks and capturing Shekau and his fellow murderers, this cup would have passed over him.

Let him go home and repair his battered image amongst his kith and kin. Obviously, at least He now has time to continue to spew rubbish at conferences and seminars.

I could remember when Azazi made this statement, almost everyone on this platfomr and elsewhere were applauding him for having the effontery to say such a thing. For the avoidance of doubt, this are some of the things he said, and I wonder which of the statement is not true or correct:

unknown: Azazi blames Boko Haram attacks on PDP


Tracing the rise of Boko Haram’s attack, the chief security adviser to the president stated that “the extent of violence did not increase in Nigeria until when there was a declaration by the current president that he was going to contest.”

“PDP got it wrong from the beginning, from the on-set by saying Mr A can rule, Mr A cannot rule ……according to PDP’s convention, rules and regulation and not according to the constitution and that created the climate for what has manifest itself, this way.”



He added that there is some level of political undertone to the problem

He also noted that the bombings, suicide attacks and jail breaks that have been raging the northern part of the country “could be traced to the politics of exclusion of the PDP in the region.”


Blaming the notion of anointing candidates and the ‘do or die’ attitude of the political party, Retired General Azazi asked why “is it possible that somebody was thinking that only Mr. A could win, and that if he could not win, there would be problems in this society?”

“Let’s examine all these issues to see whether the level of violence in the North East just escalated because Boko Haram suddenly became better trained, better equipped and better funded, or something else was responsible.”

“It takes very long for somebody to be a sniper,” Mr. Azazi said.


He affirmed the level of sophistication of the group but also gave assurance that the government is aware of all their doings in a bid to addressing the issue. “I can assure you that Boko Haram can garner that level of sophistication over time, if it has not got it already. There are a lot we know that they are doing, and there are a lot that could be done to address the problem.”

“But, then I must also be quick to point out that today, even if all the leaders that we know in Boko Haram are arrested, I don’t think the problem would end, because there are tentacles. I don’t think that people would be satisfied, because the situations that created the problems are not just about the religion, poverty or the desire to rule Nigeria. I think it’s a combination of everything. Except you address all those things comprehensively, it would not work” he added.


On a final solution, the security adviser discourage just the use of force but called for a collective effort to address the economic problems of the north saying “it is not enough for us to have a problem in 2009 and you send soldiers to stop the situation, then tomorrow you drive everybody underground. You must look at what structures you need to put in place to address the problem holistically. There are economic problems in the North, which are not the exclusive prerogative of the Northerners. We must solve our problems as a country.”

Now, what could be farther from the truth from the statements quoted here. How does that makes him incompetent like you claimed. The man has only stated the obvious, so how could that have amounted to 'mouth diareah' like you put it.

Again, a second look at the reason he was relieved of his post, according to the report, also show that somebody just wanted to show that he's on top of the situation where as he seem not to be. Listen to this:

Presidency sources said the president approached some of his colleagues at the parley to help on the foreign direct investment (FDI) drive of his administration but was told in unmistakable terms that it was difficult in the face of the high level insecurity occasioned by the terror attacks in the country.

“President Jonathan was told to be more decisive in tackling the insecurity challenge if he was serious about the FDI drive of his administration”, one source told Sunday Vanguard.

The source added: “It was against this backdrop that the president toyed with the idea of trying another security machinery to combat the terrorism challenge, hence the removal of the NSA”

In my opinion, if this is the way Mr. President thinks of dealing with the BH issue, by acting on prompt from other world leaders, then I think the honourable thing for him is to declear himself incompetent of running the country. That again brings to the fore that the only gain from the Rio+20 trip was the advice by other world leaders that our NSA should be sacked for them to come and invest here, otherwise ... nothing. Has this not beclouded whatever thing they discused or learnt about the earth or climate change? Isn't this giving credence to those who faulted the President's attendance of that conference? There are more to say, but let's give others a chance to air their views. Only constructive and intelligent rejoinder would be responded to.


Listen to this again; it was reported in the dailies today, sunday punch to be precise:

sunday punch: Immense pressure from the North and the House of Representatives forced President Goodluck Jonathan to sack his former National Security Adviser, Gen. Owoye Azazi (retd) and Minister of Defence, Dr. Haliru Bello on Friday.


An impeccable presidency source, who did not want his name in print, said the thinking in government circle was that by firing the two security chiefs, it would be clear to all stakeholders including the lawmakers that the President was not handling the insecurity in the country with levity.

Also, it was gathered that two major power brokers, who are Major-Generals, were said to be aggrieved with appointments made by the President since Jonathan assumed office.

Traditionally, the North considers the position of NSA as its own. People from the zone had constantly been appointed the NSA until Jonathan summoned the courage to appoint Azazi following the resignation of Aliyu Gusau, who also vied for the presidential ticket of the PDP with Jonathan in 2011.

While Jonathan was said to have rebuffed all attempts from the North to recover the seat since he appointed Azazi, the continued bombings and atmosphere of insecurity that pervaded the country were said to have made him to change his mind.

However, the spokesman of Coalition of Northern leaders, academics, professionals and businessmen, Dr. Junaid Mohammed, queried the rationale behind Dasuki’s appointment.

He said with the appointment, Gusau, who he alleged had wanted to return to his former office, had been probably re-appointed.

He said, “Dasuki’s appointment is another controversial decision by the government. This is because as a brother-in-law to Gasau, the former NSA might have returned to office by proxy.

“Gusau had been itching to return to office long ago. Now, we can say that Gusau is back as the NSA. But Nigerians would want to ask: Is Gusau or those close to him the only people that can serve as the NSA?

“But the important thing is this, if we put square pegs in square holes, there would be performance. But if you put people in security positions simply because other considerations, then there would be problems.

“And that was what happened when Azazi was made NSA. I knew about his career right from when he was a Second Lieutenant. He got the NSA job because he is an Ijaw man.

“I hope we are not going to do the same mistake again, because Dasuki’s antecedent as a security person is not very rich. He might have undergone some security courses but his main career was as an infantry officer.”

Mohammed also spoke on the sacking of Bello and described his appointment in the first place as an aberration.

He said, “The only thing that qualified him was his party card. He was a former minister of communications.

“But as a PDP member, nothing happened. Abuse of office is the bedrock of the PDP. His sacking is therefore, good radiance to bad rubbish. May we never hear his name and that of Azazi in Nigeria’s political sphere again.”

Before his appointment, Bello was the acting National Chairman of the PDP. He took over from Dr. Okwesilizie Nwodo, when the latter resigned.

A former member of the National Working Committee of the party, who spoke with one of our correspondents on Saturday, said Bello allegedly negotiated for his choice of ministry before he joined the government.

The PDP top shot who pleaded anonymity said, “You see, as at that time, the President wanted Bello out of the PDP because of his antagonism against his emergence. Bello, I think was aware, and that was why he was said to have asked to pick the ministry he wanted.

“Everybody knew that he would fail in that ministry, especially during this security problem facing the country.

“Maybe the president also agreed either to allow him fail or to appease the northern elements who believed that he would short-change them.”

Bello, who was among the resource persons at the NWC retreat, which was held at Uyo last week, was said to have expressed surprise at his removal from office.

from what one can see here, you see that almost all of the appointments were not made based on merit on the needful of the people's experience or knowledge ... it was all a PDP affair. So, could this have been far from what Azazi said in my ealier post? Also take the appoinment of the minister of state for defence as an example, what qualifies that woman, a former deputy gorvernor in ogun state, to be a minister of (state) defence, of what knowledge does she have of a ministry as sensitive as defence ... the ministry that draws the highest chunk of the budget annually, to tell you how very important and sensitive the ministry is to our collective well being? What do you have to say about this, let us here.

Has anybody wonder why the United States and its allies (NATO) has not send the drones to Syria to remove Bashir Al-Hassad with his monumental and wanton killings of innocent women and children just they rushed to Libya to remove Gadaffi even though he has not killed has much as Bashir has done? Can anybody actually tell me why? My take on this is that somebody somewhere has lost an idea on the way forward ...

Is creation of state the solution to nigeria's problem? Just like the governor said, the existing ones are not even yet viable and self sustainable, and we are here talking about creating more. It's just like creating more problem.

Now, what I have always suggested is that the existing states should be made to be more powerful, powerful in the sense that we should decentralise the government, let the states generates their own revenue and contribute to the centre, that is, true federalism.

If each states is left to eat from their own sweat, I bet you, no one will call for the creation of states anymore ... because you will know that there is no free money anymore from the viable states while other states folds their hands. let the days of going to abuja to collect money be over.

afam4eva: The average Nigerian leader is selfish. The same people aho are against state creation are clamouring for state police. Where will the money used to fund state police come from? Is it not from the FG?

Mtchew. Guy, see how you come disgrace yourself for public. Even a primary six pikin know say no be FG (of any country) dey fund their state police. . Anyway, may be na mistake you make sha. That was not actually what you meant ... check it very well bro

Beaf: You are right, bro. He never said so.
What he said is that it was spurred on by PDP's power rotation quarall and spiralled to engulf the entire Northern political class.

But I think he was right in that assertion. And may have probably been sacked because of that statement. But, if a retired former chief of defence staff, a four star general, can not handle national security issue, is it a long time retired colonel that will do it? Well, it is not by rank though, ...I'm just wondering.

virgo: http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/kano-bill-on-ramadan-bonuses-rejected/118414/



To make the above article a lot simpler, here is my analysis in question and answer format

Que - what is the amendment all about?

Ans : Some lawmakers want an amendment to the existing law enacted(brought into force) in 2005 that makes it mandatory for the governor to pay the said bonuses.

Que - What is the amendment all about?

Ans : The amendment is supposed to give the governor the power to decide how and when he pays the bonuses.

Que - why isn't the ammendment making it compulsory for the governor to pay the bonuses, since he clearly doesn't want to pay?

Ans : Because the few legislators sponsoring it are trying to either curry favour with the governor by giving him discretionary powers over an existing law as he is seeking to do away with the law through a repeal. - Their thoughts -"don't take away the loaf. You can give us half bread". While the majority probably do not want favouritism in the payment of those bonuses. - Their thoughts - "comply with the law. Pay our bonuses!" . Okay, that is just my own analysis. Seriously NLanders, what is your take on the article?

And since when has it been the work of government to pay Ramadan and Ram allowance? I don't think it is even done in Saudi Arabia, I may have to find out. Afterall, the civil servant are being paid their salary and wages. So, what's this payment all about? Besides, is the payment only for the muslim population of the government workforce oor it includes their christian counterparts too? Honestly, I'm hearing this for the first time ... that government pay Ramadan and Ram allowance. O ga o!

ti-ebe:
Abeg,Una de forbid to reply me for this nairaland? Justwise u sef no see this matter as i see am?

Na wetin you self dey find up and down, you no go sit don for where dem born you? Na so huna go dey find wetin no loss everywhere. So, because GEJ don go brazil now you self wan go UK, o fe salo abi? God is watching you o!

bayooooooo: First thing first, learn to write in a manner appealing to eyes. It will help you for the rest of your natural life.
Two, you don't need to take IQ test to confirm your stupidity, that's pretty much obvious.

Now, there is something called delegation of duties and responsibilities. Such duties you hyped about can be delegated. Infact, [s]Minister of Defence not to talk of Vice President can order troops to combat zones[/s]. Who mobilized troops to airport when Yar'Adua was dying and could not talk?

That's not correct, not correct at all. It is only the C-in-C that command troops. Pleasem check your facts well next time. You may have said he could order them from Brazil. But staying back would have put every other person on their toes.

Turahi did, and that was because GEJ lost control of the situation. Just as he has seemingly lost control of the situation now too.

bayooooooo: You are, in a word, wrong. First, Boko Haram menace is not something [size=15pt]you can just say STOP and it ends that way.
[/size]No matter the strategy adopted now, [size=15pt]we will still be having explosions for the next eighteen months[/size]. Staying back to shed crocodile tears merely scratches the issue at the surface, it won't solve anything.

He doesn't have to lie. Nigeria has terrorism challenges and his administration is implementing measures to combat the fanatics. Because these measures are of national security importance, there is little that can be disclosed for now.

No one said just saying STOP will end the menace of BH, what we are saying is showing the right attitude ... and let it be seen in action and attitude.

'will still be having ... for the next eighteen months ...'? in a country with a Government? Is that a wish or a fact coming from someone who has the fact? And you think that doesn't call for urgent attention that deserves the Presidential attention?

The national security adviser, a retired four star general pointed to the direction he thinks the BH people are, but mr president said he was merely airing his opinion. Whose opinion would have been more compelling or accurate ... that a nobel laureate wole soyinka?

My brother/sister, drop sentiments. see issues the way they are. thanks for the rejoinder anyway. God bless you.

IYA NGBALI: Abeg Mr presisent gbenu osi sohun jo,you did and you know it

who posted this? you are wicked. you no want make man sleep?

skullbaba: I wont stop laughing. These are d results you get when voted with emotionss ( i once had no shoes ) and not on logical reasoning. Obama stay back in 2010 and miss the glorious world cup because of oil spillage but what about GEJ in 2010 he went to south africa when d country is burning (boko haram, oil spillage, cant recollect more.) he even went to this polital celebration in south africa when nigeria is coming down. These people lack emotional feelings for the masses. Not until boko haram started bombing the political elites that i will believe it is a religious struggle and not political. And i believe the struggle is the result of pdp internal crisis

David Cameron, UK Prime Minister cut short his trip during last year's august riot, note... riot o, not killing or bombings o, in a part of London.

Neithe the minister of the environment nor his minister of state counterpart was not among Dr. GEJ's entourage to Earth Summit in Brazil. I heard the wife went with him ... so, na patience go come implement wetin she learn whem dem come back, ehn? I beg, free me. He has not point.

[quote author=kkk17]now i see that no matter what GEJ does, he will still be wrong. Global summit, that was arranged months ago, to address issues of global warming climate change etc, or is west africa not suffering from drought as a result of which? Core north in Nigeria has not seen enough rain, all these result to food crisis. most if not all countries are in attendance of that summit. [b]Stupid boko haram wanting attention [/b]as usual thought they could stop GEJ from attending. Well, they failed woefully. Their sponsors need to device new means. The blood of the ppl they kill will follow them.[ikenah!

for the bolden ... and that's what he should have given them ... real attention ... that will make them a thing of the past.

bayooooooo: Stop fooling yourselves! GEJ has done nothing wrong in embarking on such a journey. There is vice president who knows the geography of the North more than Ebele. Security officials have been briefed and the business of governance is on course.

it is you that shouls stop deceiving yourself. Is the summit so important than the lives of fellow country men that the President can not send delegates to the place? You see, President GEJ always miss every opportunity to warm himself into the heart of Nigerians with the way he goes about somethings sometimes.

Now, please answer this question, if the President were to be asked how is Nigeria, or if he were to mount the podium and give a report about Nigeria, and like Abati said, that it is for the good of the country ... and could only mean trying to woo investors to the country, what will he tell them about Nigeria?

Will he say Nigeria is fine ... everything is under control ... we are ontop of the situation ...infact, I had already condemned the killings of poor Nigerians ... and handed everything to God's hand ... read psalm 91 ... and sued for peace? Are these the type of reports that brings investors into a country? We aren't talking about ground nut sellers here, we are talking about institutionalise people who have a minute-by-minute security report of our country at hand. You know what, they will just look at our president, shake their heads and feel sorry for him and more sorry for us, because every word that is going to come out of Mr. President's mouth on that podium would be nothing short of lies-upon-lies.

However, we would have been saved of the embarrasement of a liying president if he had send his apologies, telling the world leaders that, 'look, I've got to fix my house'. As a reminder, you will recall there was a riot in a part of London last August. Incase you may not be aware, David Cameron, the UK Prime Minister, had to cut short his trip (I can't remember whether it was a conference or he was on holiday somewhere) to come and attend to the matter on ground. That was just a riot, a one-off that can't be compared to our ever recurring bombing of churches in the third suunday running.

I beg, enough.

Da Mayor: Anyone who sheds blood in the name of Jesus Christ is MOST CERTAINLY not of Christ (without apology). If you claim to be born of the spirit, you can only take on the genes of your father. Our Father (Christ)never killed anyone or commanded anyone killed. Instead this was his charge:
"LOVE YOUR ENEMIES, BLESS THEM THAT CURSE YOU, DO GOOD TO THEM THAT HATE YOU, AND PRAY FOR THEM WHICH DESPITEFULLY USE, AND PERSECUTE YOU. Those were the charges of My Father. If you do otherwise, YOU ARE OF YOUR FATHER THE DEVIL, FOR HE WAS A MURDERER FROM THE BEGINING.
I would appreciate if my muslim colleagues could see their Father in that light.

He is not a Muslim who goes to bed full while his neighbour (note, neighbour, not Muslim or christian, but neighbour) is hungry.
Your neighbours are those who live forty houses to your right ,forty houses to your left, in front and behind, also note, it said neighbours ... And not whether Muslims or christians.
And you will find those who are more inclined to you among those who claimed to be Christians. Because they have monks among them who teach them the book. Quran (really know the verse).

I can go and on to cite instances where Islam condems killings in whatever manner, not even a war prisoner. So, wheee this ones get their own from is what we as muslims don't know. It is very terrible. I'm embarrassed

Beaf: Farouk did not report to the police, rather the police became interested after one of his now famous "saint Farouk" interviews, during which he told the Nation news that he and his committee were basically holy men who were dodging bribes and pressure, left right and centre.

I hope no one takes you up on this. At least for once, you are making sense to them. I like your point ... That's more like it. No offence meant.

Hon. SuQ Ma'DIQ:
My happiness is dat am nt interested in dis dia bribery tragic comedy. Am only interested in d date we nigerians wil choose to chase out dis thieving babylonians outta we town (occupy nigeria style).
But unfortunately dey hv mastered d use of dia chief tools like religious, tribal etc division to keep us apart frm forming a common front against dia insatiable thieving appetite.
I marvel wen people defend dia tribal and religious roque brothers passioniately as if any of 'em has had direct or indirect benefit frm d power drunk thieving barawos. Wen wil d poor man realise dat his problem is nt church or mosque. Yoruba, ibo or hausa, but strictly d oligarchs on perpetual looting bazaar of our common national cake.
Fellow nigerians, tomorrow might b too late for change. Nw is d time to try wat d LYBIANs, SYRIANs etc did to own back dia country.
Let most of d topics here nw be hw to match enmasse and checkmate dis red-eyed corruption-blooded monsters raping and robbing us to shreds. I call on all true nigerians, as nw is d time. Arise O compatriots!!!
8-)

Good point there fellow comrade. But I don't think the Libyan or Syrian style will be better. Let us think about a more intelligent and less violent ways of doing what you suggested. I'm 100% behind and above you on this. And I sincerely hope others would reason with you like you said that it is not the church nor the mosque that is our problem in this country ...but the people you have rightly pointed put. Nice one there my brother.