SweetJoystick:
You try, e no go work

Bayajidda1:


You made a post and responded to it through your alternative monikers.
Well done Sir.

We the Izon people demand total resource control as our own idea of Restructuring.

Guestlander:
But what you are proposing if possible at all will be a major restructuring from what it is now. Restructuring may not be fiscal alone, it could be political as well.

SweetJoystick:
You try, e no go work

omohayek:
Let me also take this opportunity to add that this news report only substantiates what I've been saying about Emefiele for a long time now, which is that he is a spineless, grovelling coward who is so eager to cater to Buhari's ridiculous whims that he ignores the independence he is statutorily guaranteed. If Emefiele wanted to say no to everything Buhari was demanding, there would be no legislative or administrative means Buhari or anyone else could use to override him, short of getting both chambers of the NASS to strip the CBN of its independence, and the international backlash that would ensue from such a move would kill the attempt at the earliest stages. Barring some sort of blackmail, the only remedy Buhari would have against Emefiele would be to refuse to extend his tenure for another term, but this isn't something a central banker with any principles would be worried about. Unfortunately for 180 million Nigerians, Emefiele is not such a man of principle.

BabaRamota1980:
This post is a thoughts gathering initiative to feel into the minds and emotions of Southerners on restructuring.

Yoruba reference point is Ibadan Declaration. It says it all. Who am I to say anything contrary to a document endorsed by Ooni, Alaafin, State Governors, State Assemblies and legal luminaries, many of them SANs?

Anyone desiring to know Yoruba position should consult Ibadan Declaration

IkpuMmadu:
It dawned on me that many Southerners are not aware they cannot get 2/3rd majority needed for constitutional change in fact. No wonder they are against civil disobedience. Many of them are hoping against hope to get it.

Nigerians of Southern extraction are hoping for a restructure but beyond organising a TV speech for it and Ibadan declaration top it up with numerous Facebook updates, they cannot practically tell us how they can get 2/3rd to push a constitutional change.

All the Northern leaders and groups including the president have at one time or the other directed proponents of fiscal federalism to go through the required constitutional means. The Southerners nod in acknowledgement without giving a thought to how they intend to get this.

When I kept asking for reality and practical means on a thread, without getting an answer, it dawned on me that most people do not understand how this works.

Total of Federal House of representatives is 360. 2/3rd of it is 240. You need a total of 240 members of the house if representatives to vote a yes to restructuring.

The constitution asks for a 2/3rd majority. Not a simple majority.

The person I asked this question finally realized there are no practical means. I found it funny when he even suggested that, “the South will devise a means to force the North to come to accept”. He did not state details of these means but I am certain it cannot be a constitutionally recognized means because the law already told us how to change our Constitution.

These unwritten/unspoken ways he has in mind are undoubtedly illegal or at least unconventional ways which majority including himself have condemned.

I have a gift for anyone who is ready to show in practical terms what can be done at the House of Reps. to get 240 members.

I have tried to be magnanimous. Feel free to add Kwara and Kogi to South even though we know that’s not what it is. Both has 18 members in all.

You are free to subtract the Southern representative members from 240 and then tell us how you will make up the 240 from Northern House memebrs. You need at least 45 Northern House members (this is because I added Kwara and Kogi for the South. It should have been more).

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edemsimeon:
1963 constitution?

Bede2u:
i dont knw about the peculiarity of your state because Nigeria is vast. However majority of the 774 local govt is just a big money making machine for politicians who helped elect the state govt. We can demand more accountability if we make the 36 states LGs. I insist

Bede2u:
As an Igbo guy I'd also prefer the 4 regional agreement of 1963 because the old eastern region was Africa's fastest developing economy in 1965. But is it still feasible? A lot has happened now and it would be had to convince the Benue or kogi man that he should be in the same state or region with the Maidugri man. Even convincing Ogoni people to come back to eastern region is impossible for instance.

What we can do is work with the 6 regions, but modify it in such a way that yoruba parts of Nigerdelta and NC goes to SW region, Igbo parts of SS and Benue goes to SE region, Hausa/fulani/Nupe/Kanuri parts of NC goes to either North east or north west. The current 36 states should be made LGs while the 774 LGs be scraped. Elected LG chairmen should go to their regional capitals to form the new regional assemblies... councillors should be dismissed

We should also allow FG to own offshore oil found within a certain km off the coast of Nigeria in order to keep the central govt viable.

There will definitely be job cuts. But money saved from those job cuts would be available to go into infrastructural development to renew our cities and attract investors to create more real jobs.

Desyner:
Parasitic mentality. Our current structure has already left too many of us shortchanged. So if people lose their jobs it is perfectly normal.

greatermax77:
Lets go back to regionalism of 1963 period.
There was more development & competion then.
The south knows what they want, is only the north that is confusing themselves

wingmanII:


You should be ashamed of your self!! See how arse licking and partisanship has brought you to a level lower than animals. So Olu Falae who was kidnapped and had his farm destroyed severally by herdsmen is the one you call "Fulani herdsmen comrade". So much for Yoruba respect for elders.
Please take down this silly post, it's too disgusting.

PureMe01:
ur dictionary will be of assistance

Ekwekwe1:
Olu falae fulani herdsmen comrade?
respect, respect you young warlock!!

meanwhile, you should rather focus your energy on your academic activities.

PureMe01:
where is ur respect for elders son??worshipping a Fulani herdsman doesn't mean ur heritage should be disdained by U.U are better off than this

Blue3k:


You can't both at same time. Lol come on do you think before typing. Either you want rate to increase or decrease these are mutually exclusive concepts. They want work force to increase to sustain aging population and economy. This all part of good demographics. China is worried about demographic and wants couples to have more children as well. The one child policy was thrown out years ago. moninuola65 You don't know this because as usual you don't think or research. Just daft postulations you pulled out of thin air.

Blue3k:


moninuola65 if you weren't busy looking up old policies you would aleady know the government is encouraging the population to have more kids. BTW the family planning consisted of tax incentives and benefit reductions. It was voluntary because you can have more kids but without state subsidizing the cost.

The government is proactive. Now look at them moving on opposite direction. Everything still voluntary. Now stop explain to me how it's a non viable nation. Unless you release that claim was daft now.



Pathetic deflector you won't explain how it's suddenly non viable. Did singapore reduce population or did it grow. moninuola65 This was so daft. I can see why you ignore this quote.

Blue3k:


Does this prove that a country with over 400km^2 density non viable. Lol such a daft deflection.

Blue3k:


Again pathtic you can't be this pathtic. The nation has problema because it's not heaven. You see it has aging population and decline so the actually want more young people. You see it has on of the highest GDPs in world and your still ranting in 3rd world Nigeria. Do these issues make it non viable nation suddenly maybe to an a daft person.

Blue3k:


I repeat you are shifting goal post again. You don't have the mental capicity for this debate sadly but it's fun trolling you with facts. You do know Singapore in spite of those challenges has one of the least corrupt, safest and highest standards of living. This an example if viable country that disproves baseless postulation about viable countries. Lol this is pathetic if this is best rebuttals you can mount.

I would move on to Macau but you would just bring up Facebook petitions. Asian nation are known for being xenophobic over populated or not.

Blue3k:


I said wishes to succeed try reading better. Maybe I should have boldest for you. You rebuttalshould are pathetic asinine and baseless. This why you didn't know about all those places and their history and resorted to bring up my supposed support of ipob as means to deflect. Then you run around asking daft questions that don't serve to justify initial claim about viability of nation and population figures.

Why don't you stop asking dumb question and just see how sinagapore did it. As I already showe'd you the density over 7,000 km^2. That means in 1965 the handled the problem and became wealthy nation but you don't know this because you don't think.

Singapore population density during 1965 independence 2624. Km^2. It all boils down to good economic policies and good institutions. When you have educated productive population issues work themselves out. moninuola65 dude its very pathetic you need me to spoon fees this information to you.

Blue3k:


Lol who told you I support IPOB. Man ur such a clown. Instead of you to find proof to back claims your screen shot my photo and go tangents about unrelated matters. This is completely asinine. Your rebuttals are pathetic because you don't have mental capacity for this debate.

Fun Fact: Venice wishes to secede from Italy and they have population density of 670km^2.

Blue3k:


Wrong try reading his post before trying to defend him. Don't waste you time on a guy that can't do proper research on his claims. He main point was on population density making some nations unviable. His theory was garbage from the start. That why he shut up after I told him about Singapore history independence and population density. All which blow his dumb theory out if water.