₦airaland Forum

arresa:
Lagos just dey move on like a whole country with their own agenda as if Nigeria no dey exist..


From Mobolaji Johnson to Jakande, Tinubu, Fashola and now Ambode... There's a definitely no shortage of good, talented and visionary leaders in Lagos state.

Lagos is far removed from the idiocy of the Nigerian state.All those former governors were well groomed professionals . You cannot come with your garage talk and expect to be elected .
In fact, if the well groomed omoluabis took part in elections and voted regularly, idiotts will never get into power in Yorubaland .
Lagos is building the infrastructure in Eko Atlantic ( a critical project that I support .even if I don't support 4MB).
This medical village is another one of those groundbreaking projects that you can only find in Lagos , ogun or oyo . No public fund involved apart from support. In this case , government backing and land worth billions.
I suggest that Lagos should try the hybrid charter school
system with her public education.
Hand over public schools to private managers. The managers manage the schools on behalf of the state while the state regulate conformance to standards

No western education but standing tall.

Yorubanews:
Yes o, but Lago's case is more critical than osun.
Osun should really think about the tourism side of things. They need to make Osun a destination for all these Yoruba wanna bes abroad; europe, americas, carbs, etc.

Osun can build tourism on the Yoruba religion and ifa

I have advocated for the creation of an ifa university of the universe . A university where research in science and technology is the mission . Heavily funded and heavily subsidised.
A massive temple to bring the Yoruba religion into the the Age of Enlightenment . I do not think there has been any attempt at organised reformation .

This article is simplistic rubbish.

The good old days wining and dining on caviar and champagne abi .
What exactly was your father's source of income?
Boko haram party?
I thought the chief of Boko haram is the chairman of PDP.
Criminal trying to latch on legitimate grievances and tears of the people they have abused , to get back into power.
It is not going to happen.

Someone should give them feel route map to Ebonyi.

The first president to do his job.
The national assembly have to give reasons for the increase.of they cannot justify the increase,no game.

Beyond the realms of comprehension of folks.
True but Nigeria has to get the basics right before you can start talking about and counting peripheral job creation.

For example
Last night,when Liecester won the EPL,jobs were created in liecester city because of the extra shifts and temporary workers needed for the celebrations.
Bars,clubs restaurants,sovenieurs etc
All those stocks of beer,wine and soda that were depleted quicker than normal have to be replaced. That equals more production run.
The problems in Nigeria is that Nigeria makes nothing. Where she does, the value chain is not deep.
Therefore, the benefits are reap elsewhere.
It is like talking about space travel. Learn to drive on the road first.

And you think the world gives a toss about you people.
At best, the secret police will takes down notes for future security projections and analysis.

Mediocrity right there.
Where you are expecting an ambitious plan to make sacrifices and be talking about adding 500MW every month for the next 8 yrs.
7000MW. The same quantity of electricity used by Tokyo airport.
How are you going to develop a country if the leadership and citizens of the country lack priorities or cannot get the right.
Go out and borrow and ramp up power.
Nigeria is losing out of hundreds of billions of dollars in growth just waiting till 2017 to generate only 7000MW
Talk to the governors to stop building rubbish hotels, roads, airports and pool resources to stop the rot.

Amaso99:
Brainless Akpabio, instead of building refinery that will add value in terms of productivity, he built a stadium... Smh for naija leaders

Una eyes just dey open.
You all deserve the eye candy that your politicians are providing you.
Flyovers
Unviable airports
Expensive Roads to unviable places
Amusement park
Stadiums
Hotels
Conference centres
Expensive monuments
Are some of the things that money was and is still being wasted by almost all the governors.
Like I have said before, the only places who played to their strengths during the boom were Lagos, ogun, oyo and Rivers.
A country wishing to develop has other priorities starting from technical education all the way to cottage industries and finishing up by building value chains on those investments.

Excerpt from a comment I made over a year ago.

Lastly, when I say that Abuja is rubbish for the money spent and wasted on it, your picture proves it all over again.
South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia etc were building power plants, steel plant,aqueduct,pharmaceutical, IT,industrial and technology Hubs while our useless leaders were wasting money on building a chappy and soulless capital.
Guess what? they are still wasting money on that rubbish.
The worst thing is that Nigerians cannot even build their own damn roads. They give the contracts to foreigners to build them substandard infrastructure.

All the gibberish and still ended up saying nothing.

How do you tell oni tomatoes that marginally increasing Public sector salaries does not mean that they should increase the price of tomatoes.
This gibberish will not change Nigerians to tax payers.
That they have to fund their government and not the other way round.
Will it stop them from going after ill-gotten weath.

Like I have said before.
When Nigerians stop the delusion of having an economy,then we will start getting somewhere.
Inflation, capital markets,stock exchange are like your idea of a government. We have the illusion of having something like America, Canada, britain. In reality, it is an illusion. It does not exist.
The closest to having a tool for dealing with inflation in that illusion is by reducing the supply of naira.
Every year, the CBN hands over N600 billion to the bank by printing money, lend it to them, then borrow it bank at an higher interest rate.
These banks make that much from simply lending you your own money back.
That scam has been going on for a long time.
They do not have to invest in housing, toll roads, mortgages, loans etc. All they have to do is hand the money back to the CBN. N600 billion just like that
Rinse and Repeat every year.
See those 4 fingers? They are pointing at you.
For choosing to live in that illusion.

What does it mean or prove?
That they are safer?
Have better roads,schools, hospitals, job opportunities, better quality of life
Government does not exist for the payment of salaries.

The previous normal = mad man normal
Aka abnormal.
That normal got you to where you are now.


Nigeria cannot afford that corruption infested fuel importation regime anymore.
Neither can we afford people stealing money through the budget.
We cannot afford to go back to the abnormal.

Yes
Put money back into the pocket of local farmers.

fiizznation:
Stop jumping from one thread to another posting total balderdash without any proof. Now where is your evidence that Fulani herdsmen committed all the atrocities you mentioned? From your cognomen, it clearly depicts you as a south westerner. I don't know why some of you guys are good in lies and propaganda

Their victims, the ones who got away are good enough evidence.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CQ4SLUTeRI

Violence associated with pastoralists in 2016

1) January 4, 2016 - between 12 and 38 dead in Udeni Ruwa, Nasarawa State.

2) January 10, 2016 - up to 45 dead in Agatu, Benue State.

3) January 17, 2016 - 3 herdsmen dead, killed by cattle rustlers in Gareji village, Wukari LGA, Taraba State.

4) January 23, 2016 - 30 to 60 people killed, including a police DPO in Demsare, Wunamokoh, Dikajam and Taboungo, in Adamawa State.

5) February 2, 2016 - 7 dead in Agatu, Benue State.

6) February 7, 2016 - 10 dead in Tom Anyiin, Benue State.

7) February 11, 2016 - 2 killed in Abbi, Enugu State.

February 24, 2016 - between 300 and 500 killed in Agatu, Benue State.

9) February 28, 2016 - 9 killed in Agatu, Benue State.

10) March 7, 2016 - 8 killed in Logo, Benue State.

11) March 8, 2016 - 12 killed in Mbaya-Tombo, Buruku, Benue State.

12) March 13, 2016 - 2 killed in Mbaya-Tombo, Buruku, Benue State.

13) March 17, 2016 - 15 killed in Tombo, Buruku LGA, Benue State.

14) March 29, 2016 - between 7 and 16 killed in Ohali-Elu, Ogba- Egbema-Ndoni LGA, Rivers State.

15) April 3 & 4, 2016 - APC chieftain killed in Tarka, Benue State, leading to mass protest.

16) April 9, 2016 - former SGF, Olu Falae's farm attacked, security guard killed. Ilado, Ondo State.


17) April 10, 2016 - between 15 and 44 killed in Angai, Dashole, Dori and Mesuma villages, Gashaka LGA, Taraba State.

18) April 13, 2016 - Herdsman killed in reprisal attack in Ilara-Mokin, Ifedore LGA, Ondo State.

19) April 18, 2016 - 18 killed in Moor, Kwande LGA, Benue State

20) April 25, 2016 - at least 20 killed in Ukpabi Nimbo, Uzo-Uwani LGA, Enugu State.

21) April 26, 2016 - 8 people missing in Obiaruku, Ndokwa, Delta State.

if anyone ask why I hate Nigeria.

I abhor any form of criminality and violence.
Nobody has the right to take the live of another person ( not even the state), covet another man's property or take what is not yours.
Above all else, I hate backwardness or the mentality that results in backwardness.
Just today, in a news, a state in the north conducted mass wedding.
If people cannot afford to pay for their wedding ( how much is court wedding), how are they going to take care of their children?

The Facts

Herdsmen of the fulani stock are responsible for all the mass killing genocide that is going on in the middle belt.
They are also known for invading farms.
This is criminality and terrorism rolled into one.


http://sbmintel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/201604_Herdsmen-attacks.pdf

Extreme Lawlessness.

They are fulani herdsmen and they are constituting a nuisance.

SR say it as it is.
No ifs,no buts

Terrorists

If they are being kidnapped and their cattle stolen, the people perpetuating the crimes are people who can herd cattle and dispose of them.
Their own people.
By the way,
What does it have to do with the LAWLESSNESS Of the herdsmen.

Because the so called men of God stand for nothing but
Materials and worldly stuffs.
Power and material wealth.

It is obvious that the criminals from,and the lawlessness in the north, Niger and Chad have moved to fertile grounds in the south.
Anyone who has an idea of what went down in 70s, 80s and 90s in that belt can relate to what I am saying.
Guns, lawlessness, murders and genocide were the norms.

CFCman:
Sir, I completely agree that the unitary system being practiced in Nigeria has set back the physical and economic development of the country. I'm all for the states having much greater control over their mineral resources.

But it behoves on the southern governors to attract similar projects to their states. Enugu, for instance, has done well in attracting a Golf and Lifestyle city (Independence Layout phase 2), which is also privately funded.

This is nothing but the misapplication of resources. Whether private or public.
The same thing us going on in all the states apart from maybe lagos,ogun and rivers state who are playing to their strengths.
The rest do not have a plan or priorities
What have they done with

ramdris:
Every President with a peculiar case. OBJ engaged Niger Delta militant, OPC n other ethnic militias, Yar' adua started with Boko haram n transferred it to GEJ n now PMB is enjoying Fulani beast.... This country suck!

Only Obasanjo took on all groups with any level of fairness.
These things happened under OBJ as well.
But whenever it happened, Obasanjo used brute force to quell it. Even as far as throwing out governors who were promoting militias. You can blame OBJ for failing to recognise the problem and maintaining the illusion of unity, what you cannot blame him for is fairness.

kropotkin11:
The fulanis who are Nigerians just like the rest of us have a constitutional right to unrestricted movement to all parts of the country. The law enforcement agencies also have a duty to provide protection to all Nigerians everywhere

Yeah they have tight to live under conditions .
Fashola has already set down the marker with his removal policy.

That Nigerian constitution with the lie
"we the people agree"
nobody agreed to that piece of crap.

Solution
The south and other ethnic nationality in the middle belt need to huddle around a conference table, get a map,agree on borders,sign a watertight agreement,take it to UN nations and chart of move towards independence or restructuring.
I have said it many times. This guys will double down on a system that is killing them as long as the tiny fulani and their southern acolytes elite can continue to benefit.
Nigeria has been running on a system they insisted was the best. The result has been a disaster.

I want something better.
Everybody, region and ethnic group is responsible for whatever has become of Nigeria.

Nothing more to add