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The Federal Government needs the approval of the National Assembly to spend money that belongs to the Federal Government. The state governments need the approval of the state assemblies to spend money that belongs to the states.

The money that Buhari shared does not belong solely to the Federal Government. Money in the Federation Account belongs to the Federal Government, the state governments and the local governments. The constitution states that the money must be shared between the three tiers of government and it states how this is to be done. That's why this is not technically a bailout, because the state governments are getting money that belongs to them.

National Assembly approval is only required if the Federal Government wants to spend its own share of the money. State assembly approval is only required if the state wants to spend its own share of the money. All that's required of the National Assembly is that they should approve a revenue sharing formula and this has been done since Obasanjo's tenure.


Every month the Minister of Finance meets with state commissioners of finance and the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to share money in the Federation Account (Federation Account Allocation Committee [FAAC]) This does not require National Assembly approval. The FAAC has already met and approved the sharing of the funds.

Also note that the Excess Crude Account is an unconstitutional account. The funds in the Excess Crude Account should have been paid into the Federation Account.

C - Public Revenue

162. (1) The Federation shall maintain a special account to be called "the Federation Account" into which shall be paid all revenues collected by the Government of the Federation, except the proceeds from the personal income tax of the personnel of the armed forces of the Federation, the Nigeria Police Force, the Ministry or department of government charged with responsibility for Foreign Affairs and the residents of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

(2) The President, upon the receipt of advice from the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, shall table before the National Assembly proposals for revenue allocation from the Federation Account, and in determining the formula, the National Assembly shall take into account, the allocation principles especially those of population, equality of States, internal revenue generation, land mass, terrain as well as population density;

Provided that the principle of derivation shall be constantly reflected in any approved formula as being not less than thirteen per cent of the revenue accruing to the Federation Account directly from any natural resources.

(3) Any amount standing to the credit of the Federation Account shall be distributed among the Federal and State Governments and the Local Government Councils in each State on such terms and in such manner as may be prescribed by the National Assembly.

(4) Any amount standing to the credit of the States in the Federation Account shall be distributed among the States on such terms and in such manner as may be prescribed by the National Assembly.

(5) The amount standing to the credit of Local Government Councils in the Federation Account shall also be allocated to the State for the benefit of their Local Government Councils on such terms and in such manner as may be prescribed by the National Assembly.

(6) Each State shall maintain a special account to be called "State Joint Local Government Account" into which shall be paid all allocations to the Local Government Councils of the State from the Federation Account and from the Government of the State.

(7) Each State shall pay to Local Government Councils in its area of jurisdiction such proportion of its total revenue on such terms and in such manner as may be prescribed by the National Assembly.

(8 ) The amount standing to the credit of Local Government Councils of a State shall be distributed among the Local Government Councils of that State on such terms and in such manner as may be prescribed by the House of Assembly of the State.

(9) Any amount standing to the credit of the judiciary in the Federation Account shall be paid directly to the National Judicial Councils for disbursement to the heads of courts established for the Federation and the States under section 6 of this Constitution.

(10) For the purpose of subsection (1) of this section, "revenue" means any income or return accruing to or derived by the Government of the Federation from any source and includes -

(a) any receipt, however described, arising from the operation of any law;

(b) any return, however described, arising from or in respect of any property held by the Government of the Federation;

(c) any return by way of interest on loans and dividends in respect of shares or interest held by the Government of the Federation in any company or statutory body.

http://www.nigeria-law.org/ConstitutionOfTheFederalRepublicOfNigeria.htm

Note: the $2.1 billion LNG fund is from the Federation Account.


http://sunnewsonline.com/new/presidential-bailout-for-states/

femi4:
If he was that good, he could have reclaimed his position after the Olympic. How come he was missing in action throughout World cup qualifiers. You claimed he was good, yet he was no where to be found in 98 when Dosu had an accident and Ike Shorunmu was injured
We had to beg Peter Rufai to come out of retirement and help us in France 98

Firstly, please point out where I said he was good (or where I said that he was bad).

Secondly, your ability to perform is not the only thing that determines whether you play in the Super Eagles or not. Let's take your example, why was Peter Rufai dropped from the team before France '98 and then recalled and made first choice keeper when Ike got injured? What happened to the 2nd and 3rd choice keepers? Why were Willy Opara and Abiodun Baruwa picked ahead of Rufai?

We can also use the Finidi controversy that occurred before Atlanta '96. How come Finidi did not play at the Olympics?

iamrealdeji:
was he a Nigerian keeper? I don't know him,Its Celestine Babayaro I know

robosky02:
yes he was and the elder to Celestine babayaro

and nigerias keeper but injury stoped him before he could reach....

nijanigga:
what of, was it dosu joseph or something that kept at atl 96?

chukkystar:
The only Babayaro I know is Celestine..

alaoeri:
Yea, He was the 2nd choice goalkeeper, its 3goalkeepers per tournament.

holyokoto:
He was not a goalkeeper , Sorry, I thought is Celestine........ I dont dont really know emma

femi4:
I guess you mean Dosu Joseph.
Emmanuel is not as good as Dosu Joseph, in fact he was benched by Dosu Joseph in Atlanta

Emmanuel Babayaro was a reserve goalkeeper at Japan '93 and he was also our first choice keeper during the qualifiers for Atlanta '96 (most of the players that played in the Atlanta '96 qualifying series came from the Japan '93 squad). However, there was controversy before the Olympics when coaches Jo Bonfrere and Bazuaye said that Emmanuel was injured and relegated him to the bench. Emmanuel claimed that he was not injured. Dosu Joseph became the first choice keeper and he performed very well at the Olympics.

It was one of four major controversies that hit the team before the Olympics (others being the Finidi controversy, the Amokachi/Kanu controversy and the loss to Togo).

The Federal Government needs the approval of the National Assembly to spend money that belongs to the Federal Government. The state governments need the approval of the state assemblies to spend money that belongs to the states.

The money that Buhari shared does not belong solely to the Federal Government. Money in the Federation Account belongs to the Federal Government, the state governments and the local governments. The constitution states that the money must be shared between the three tiers of government and it states how this is to be done. That's why this is not technically a bailout, because the state governments are getting money that belongs to them.

National Assembly approval is only required if the Federal Government wants to spend its own share of the money. State assembly approval is only required if the state wants to spend its own share of the money. All that's required of the National Assembly is that they should approve a revenue sharing formula and this has been done since Obasanjo's tenure.


Every month the Minister of Finance meets with state commissioners of finance and the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to share money in the Federation Account (Federation Account Allocation Committee [FAAC]) This does not require National Assembly approval. The FAAC has already met and approved the sharing of the funds.

Also note that the Excess Crude Account is an unconstitutional account. The funds in the Excess Crude Account should have been paid into the Federation Account.

C - Public Revenue

162. (1) The Federation shall maintain a special account to be called "the Federation Account" into which shall be paid all revenues collected by the Government of the Federation, except the proceeds from the personal income tax of the personnel of the armed forces of the Federation, the Nigeria Police Force, the Ministry or department of government charged with responsibility for Foreign Affairs and the residents of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

(2) The President, upon the receipt of advice from the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, shall table before the National Assembly proposals for revenue allocation from the Federation Account, and in determining the formula, the National Assembly shall take into account, the allocation principles especially those of population, equality of States, internal revenue generation, land mass, terrain as well as population density;

Provided that the principle of derivation shall be constantly reflected in any approved formula as being not less than thirteen per cent of the revenue accruing to the Federation Account directly from any natural resources.

(3) Any amount standing to the credit of the Federation Account shall be distributed among the Federal and State Governments and the Local Government Councils in each State on such terms and in such manner as may be prescribed by the National Assembly.

(4) Any amount standing to the credit of the States in the Federation Account shall be distributed among the States on such terms and in such manner as may be prescribed by the National Assembly.

(5) The amount standing to the credit of Local Government Councils in the Federation Account shall also be allocated to the State for the benefit of their Local Government Councils on such terms and in such manner as may be prescribed by the National Assembly.

(6) Each State shall maintain a special account to be called "State Joint Local Government Account" into which shall be paid all allocations to the Local Government Councils of the State from the Federation Account and from the Government of the State.

(7) Each State shall pay to Local Government Councils in its area of jurisdiction such proportion of its total revenue on such terms and in such manner as may be prescribed by the National Assembly.

(8 ) The amount standing to the credit of Local Government Councils of a State shall be distributed among the Local Government Councils of that State on such terms and in such manner as may be prescribed by the House of Assembly of the State.

(9) Any amount standing to the credit of the judiciary in the Federation Account shall be paid directly to the National Judicial Councils for disbursement to the heads of courts established for the Federation and the States under section 6 of this Constitution.

(10) For the purpose of subsection (1) of this section, "revenue" means any income or return accruing to or derived by the Government of the Federation from any source and includes -

(a) any receipt, however described, arising from the operation of any law;

(b) any return, however described, arising from or in respect of any property held by the Government of the Federation;

(c) any return by way of interest on loans and dividends in respect of shares or interest held by the Government of the Federation in any company or statutory body.

http://www.nigeria-law.org/ConstitutionOfTheFederalRepublicOfNigeria.htm

Note: the $2.1 billion LNG fund is from the Federation Account.


http://sunnewsonline.com/new/presidential-bailout-for-states/

I can't believe that I forgot to post this absolutely awesome video on this thread.

From Kaduna, it's the Bala Miller Show (Wel-come every-body!).

Steve Rhodes, Bala Miller and Gloria Rhodes (backed by Bala Miller's band and some members of Steve Rhodes' band) perform a medley of highlife songs including


Taxi Driver - Bobby Benson

Omo Laso Laye

Baby Jowo - Dr Victor Olaiya

Omo Pupa - Dr Victor Olaiya

Joromi - Sir Victor Uwaifo

Cc OrlandoOwoh



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2-c4L7OEtY

This is such an informative and enlightening thread.

chatterly:
Oga NAPTU ,
you really are an encyclopedia on Nigerias not too distant past,
your post brought back memor[es of something i had always been curious about.
Babangida used a pullman 600 stretch during his tenure,i wonder where that car is and if it still belongs to the Nigerian government.
Those cars ooze class and history, if i was in authority i would recommend it as an official state car to be used during ceremonial periods.
not the gleaming brand new benzes which have to be changed every few years.

I planned to post piictures of that car on a very long thread that I've been working on for a year. I should have created that thread since December, but things that prevent me from creating the thread keep happening every time I think I'm ready to create it.

I'll tell you a bit about that car. It was first used by Yakubu Gowon. It was green in colour and had the plate number NA1 on it.

Muetala Muhammad didn't use it because he wanted to show that his government wasn't ostentatious and reflected the mood of the common man (he also banned other government officials from using Pullman limousines, banned the use of long motorcades and sirens, etc).

It next surfaced during Shagari's tenure. This time it was dark blue and carried the Nigerian Coat of Arms, rather than a licence plate.

Buhari also didn't like ostentation and so he used a Volkswagen Santana as the number 1 state car, rather than a Pullman limousine. The 600 was retired again.

The next time the car was used was during the Babangida regime. Babangida at first tried to outdo Buhari by using an even less ostentatious car as his official car, thus he used a Peugeot 504 from 1985-1988.

Margaret Thatcher visited Nigeria in 1988 and the 600 was used to convey her around Lagos. This time the car was painted black and "NIGERIA" was written on its licence plate (white letters on a green background).

The car became the number 1 state car from 1988-1991. It was joined by the Peugeot 505 7V in 1989 (a 4door long wheel base car. It was about the same length as the 600).

Nigeria hosted the OAU summit in Abuja in 1991 and CVU and the ground fleet got around 32 6-door Mercedes Benz W124 (aka V-Boot) limousines. One of these cars became the number 1 state car.

However, the 600 was used by Babangida on August 27th, 1993 when he "stepped aside". It conveyed him to the Parade Ground where he handed over to Shonekan. It was then flown to Minna for the reception ceremony for Babangida, then flown to Benin for Aikhomu's reception ceremony.

The next time that car was seen in public was on May 29th, 2007 when it was used by President Obasanjo. It conveyed him to and from the Eagle Square where he handed over to President Yar'Adua. It also took him to the Abuja City Gate where he was given the key to the city and it then took him to the airport.

That car is so special that it was never kept at CVU (where all the unused Pullman limousines are usually kept) or at 15 Awolowo Road. It was always kept at Dodan Barracks, even when it was not being used.


p.s. I also have pictures of the 505 7V and most of the other Pullman limousines.

Hm. Pus 20, Pus22 and Pus24 are viewing this thread.

(Adding those names to the list of Musiwa's monikers).

An example.

Canada

The Tackling Violent Crime Act took effect on 1 May 2008, raising the age of consent from 14 to 16.[10]

There exist two close-in-age exemptions, depending on the age of the younger partner. A youth of twelve or thirteen can consent to sexual activity with an individual less than two years older than they. A fourteen- or fifteen-year-old can consent to sexual activity with a partner who is less than five years older than they.[11]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ages_of_consent_in_North_America

The answer to this question is actually very simple. I've had a busy day, so I'm just typing from memory. I will cite examples later when I've gotten some rest. However, the answer to your question are twofold.

1) Degree of separation: - Some jurisdictions have a clause that grants an exemption based on degree of separation. So for example, the law says that it is illegal to have sex with someone that's younger than 18 years old. However, there would be a clause that would say that the law would not apply where the age difference between the two individuals is within two years. So an 18 year old would not be arrested for having sex with a 17 year old (this, of course, is on the condition that neither party was forced to have sex).

2) Minors: - The law shouldn't apply where both parties are minors. They could be sent to a remand home or some other form of punishment could be applied, but certainly not prison.

I'm going to tell you what one of my lecturers told me (he told this tale a very long time ago, but I'll relate as much of it as I can remember).

My lecturer was once a policeman (he was an Assistant Commissioner of Police) and he also had a PhD in law, so he was appointed to many of those military tribunals that were set up during military rule.

A boy was brought before him. I can't remember for certain, but I think the boy was 15 years old and he was accused of having sex with a 13 years old girl. My lecturer said that he ordered that the boy should be released, that as far as he is concerned the boy and the girl are just children who were just playing. He said that he told the boys parents to give their child "good sex education" and that was the end of the matter.

Atmosfear:
PLEASE! PLEASE!!PLEASE!!!

ANY WORD FROM THOSE WONDERFUL GUYS FROM SAINT GREGORYS------OFEGE!!! THEY MARK THAT PERIOD IN MY LIFE.

NOBODY FAILS
WHIZZY ILABO, ETC.

SOMEBODY HELP PLEASE!!!

I

Dapo Olumide was once the CEO of Aero Contractors and he was also CEO of Virgin Nigeria. He is currently the CEO of the Lagos Cable Car Company.

I had the pleasure of watching them perform live.

Ofege - Whizy Ilabo.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rceYxWRg6XI

OrlandoOwoh:
That part is highly coded that its being preceded and followed by the talking drum makes whoever that listens to it to be carried away by the melody, and not care to listen to its lyrics.

I LOVE those talking drums!

Sunny Ade ma pa mi o! Owo Robb ti won.
Ma ko mi ni bad, kin to dele.

Atmosfear:
PLEASE! PLEASE!!PLEASE!!!

ANY WORD FROM THOSE WONDERFUL GUYS FROM SAINT GREGORYS------OFEGE!!! THEY MARK THAT PERIOD IN MY LIFE.

NOBODY FAILS
WHIZZY ILABO, ETC.

SOMEBODY HELP PLEASE!!!

I'm still trying to compile a list of all the members of the band.



Ofege - Try And Love


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTcaG6ASl6I

OrlandoOwoh:
How about "Take A Message To Mary"? I love that song. The lyrics is just like Orlando Owoh's "Message".

I loved EVERY song on that album. I even loved the album sleeve (it had cartoon characters on it), but I think my favourite were "Dream" (that was a massive hit) and "Bird Dog" (I knew someone called Charlie and we used to tease him with it. We'd replace Johnny with Charlie). I also loved "Unchained Melody", but it wasn't on that album.

The Everly Brothers - Dream




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbU3zdAgiX8


The Everley Brothers - Bird Dog.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I65PxlOlHA4


The Everley Brothers - Bye Bye Love.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRyrWN-fftE

architez:
Bros, thank u so much. How about their song "Danger".

Lijadu Sisters - Danger.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Bc6XJvv5Bc

The moment I fell in love with Onyeka Onwenu.

I had the Everly Brothers version of this song (I believe that's the original) and I absolutely loved it. So, for anyone to make a cover version of the song that is as good as the original. . .that person must be really special.

So the NTA showed a competition that was staged in the UK (c1981) and an unknown Nigerian performed this song. I was blown away. In fact, I think I prefer the tempo and beat of Onyeka's version. That was Onyeka's first hit.

Unfortunately her version is not online (God bless Classic FM for playing it once in a while). Here's the Everly Brothers' version.


The Everly Brothers - Walk Right Back.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c048o_KvWsA

Koolking:
'I need Someone' Kris Okotie remains one of my all time favourite albums.

After the exodus of these legends, the Nigerian music died a natural dead. What we have now are noise makers and cult personalities that live large on Nigerian mentality "support him because he is a Nigerian", even without talent.

Thank God I am not a fan of Nigerian noise called Music.

Do you remember the Gold de Kanterbrau advert from the early-mid 1980s? You will absolutely love this if you do.


Kris Okotie - Fine Mama.




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aN89RljlrZs

warrenweste:
Please what about The great Funmi Adams does anyone has any of her works or her songs

OCTAVO:
Damn! I'm so surprised Funmi Adams didn't appear in that list.

I always feel bad when I post Funmi Adams' tracks online. That's because I can't find Ina Gizo Yake online. It's undoubtedly her best song and I'd love to post that first.

I had the audio cassette that had

1) Nigeria My Beloved Country.

2) Ina Gizo Yàke

3) All We Need Is Love

4)Ahayye Yaro

5) Omode

6) Nnem o


Below - "Nigeria My Beloved Country" and "Ahayye Yaro".



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBAoRf1O6m8



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haRwKZ4D4hI

Menace2Society:
Chai even baba Obey!

That was actually Sunny Ade.

sonnie10:
I try, despite my limitations.

Yes, you tried.

tuffgongjo:
No one said so,infact some of Sunny Ade's song are laced with sexual innuendos but life that time was better than now$music wise this generation sucks.

OrlandoOwoh:
Like "e ba tele mi ka lo s'agbo oni Mercury, nibi t'olomoge ti n f'omu lu'lu f'okurin jo. Gbasskelele!"

semitunde:
"...alata sue sue, a dun ma ma d'eke o, yalumo yalumo!"

I never got that part till I was in my 20s. Nicely coded!

"Ma f'owo kan beyen, ijo ni o ba mi jo o, daddy!"

sonnie10:
You mean Jegede's wife. Her name is Apino.

Apena

pickabeau1:
The Man, The Horse and The Boy - Evergreen

Here's a reading from the book of Wisdom.

(The main story is) Adapted from Aesop's Fables. . .

Ebenezer Obey - The Donkey, The Man And His Son.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPlk0WIlrgI