₦airaland Forum

The road part is the Nigerian thing (Poor construction and lack of maintenance culture).
The refuse part is brand new . Wike model

Like someone said , it is at this early time that the character of Buhari's government will be defined. The same scenario like the one which played out when obasanjo went for Yar adua and Jonathan instead of el rufai/ekwesili or Donald Duke .
If the conservative elements within APC win ,
Nothing "CHANGES"

The western part of the road is a death trap . The contractors have stopped working . No money since Jonathan tanked the economy. The money voted for the road by Jonathan have grown wings since it was voted.

Bad behaviour start from Nigeria universities.
Why do we behave like animals in this country?

Saraki goofed big time .
Instead of fighting for position ( he should not even have contested for the senate ) , he should have taken up the role of a kingmaker behind the scene .

As much as what he said is true , it is bad judgement to engage in "back and forth" from the presidency like Jonathan.
Adesina should desist from this or move to party headquarters to engage the useless PDP .
Especially when the people you are engaging are as crude , ignorant and useless.

I hope he has contingency plans for the re-application period.

lunaticfringe:
Sorry I ain't gonna argue with you... I pray seriously for the admirers of this former citadel of beauty called USA...

Who wants to argue with you. I deal in science ,facts and history .
Definitely not in superstition and mystery.
Even that religion na okrika ,with many of the stories borrowed from the ancient Egyptians God Osiris .


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLUFY6aMlcw

The U.S. Constitution

The most convincing evidence that our government did not ground itself upon Christianity comes from the very document that defines it– the United States Constitution.

If indeed our Framers had aimed to found a Christian republic, it would seem highly unlikely that they would have forgotten to leave out their Christian intentions in the Supreme law of the land. In fact, nowhere in the Constitution do we have a single mention of Christianity, God, Jesus, or any Supreme Being. There occurs only two references to religion and they both use exclusionary wording. The 1st Amendment’s says, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion. . .” and in Article VI, Section 3, “. . . no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States.”

Thomas Jefferson interpreted the 1st Amendment in his famous letter to the Danbury Baptist Association in January 1, 1802:

“I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should ‘make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,’ thus building a wall of separation between church and State.”

Some Religious activists try to extricate the concept of separation between church and State by claiming that those words do not occur in the Constitution. Indeed they do not, but neither does it exactly say “freedom of religion,” yet the First Amendment implies both.

Thomas Paine

This freethinker and author of several books, influenced more early Americans than any other writer. Although he held Deist beliefs, he wrote in his famous The Age of Reason:

“I do not believe in the creed professed by the Jewish church, by the Roman church, by the Greek church, by the Protestant church, nor by any church that I know of. My own mind is my church. “

“Of all the systems of religion that ever were invented, there is no more derogatory to the Almighty, more unedifiying to man, more repugnant to reason, and more contradictory to itself than this thing called Christianity. “

Benjamin Franklin

Although Franklin received religious training, his nature forced him to rebel against the irrational tenets of his parents Christianity. His Autobiography revels his skepticism, “My parents had given me betimes religions impressions, and I received from my infancy a pious education in the principles of Calvinism. But scarcely was I arrived at fifteen years of age, when, after having doubted in turn of different tenets, according as I found them combated in the different books that I read, I began to doubt of Revelation itself.

“. . . Some books against Deism fell into my hands. . . It happened that they wrought an effect on my quite contrary to what was intended by them; for the arguments of the Deists, which were quoted to be refuted, appeared to me much stronger than the refutations; in short, I soon became a through Deist.”

In an essay on “Toleration,” Franklin wrote:

“If we look back into history for the character of the present sects in Christianity, we shall find few that have not in their turns been persecutors, and complainers of persecution. The primitive Christians thought persecution extremely wrong in the Pagans, but practiced it on one another. The first Protestants of the Church of England blamed persecution in the Romish church, but practiced it upon the Puritans. These found it wrong in the Bishops, but fell into the same practice themselves both here [England] and in New England.”

Dr. Priestley, an intimate friend of Franklin, wrote of him:

“It is much to be lamented that a man of Franklin’s general good character and great influence should have been an unbeliever in Christianity, and also have done as much as he did to make others unbelievers” (Priestley’s Autobiography)

James Madison

Called the father of the Constitution, Madison had no conventional sense of Christianity. In 1785, Madison wrote in his Memorial and Remonstrance against Religious Assessments:

“During almost fifteen centuries has the legal establishment of Christianity been on trial. What have been its fruits? More or less in all places, pride and indolence in the Clergy, ignorance and servility in the laity; in both, superstition, bigotry and persecution.”

“What influence, in fact, have ecclesiastical establishments had on society? In some instances they have been seen to erect a spiritual tyranny on the ruins of the civil authority; on many instances they have been seen upholding the thrones of political tyranny; in no instance have they been the guardians of the liberties of the people. Rulers who wish to subvert the public liberty may have found an established clergy convenient auxiliaries. A just government, instituted to secure and perpetuate it, needs them not.”

John Adams

Adams, a Unitarian, flatly denied the doctrine of eternal damnation. In a letter to Thomas Jefferson, he wrote:

“I almost shudder at the thought of alluding to the most fatal example of the abuses of grief which the history of mankind has preserved — the Cross. Consider what calamities that engine of grief has produced!”

In his letter to Samuel Miller, 8 July 1820, Adams admitted his unbelief of Protestant Calvinism: “I must acknowledge that I cannot class myself under that denomination.”

In his, “A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America” [1787-1788], John Adams wrote:

“The United States of America have exhibited, perhaps, the first example of governments erected on the simple principles of nature; and if men are now sufficiently enlightened to disabuse themselves of artifice, imposture, hypocrisy, and superstition, they will consider this event as an era in their history. Although the detail of the formation of the American governments is at present little known or regarded either in Europe or in America, it may hereafter become an object of curiosity. It will never be pretended that any persons employed in that service had interviews with the gods, or were in any degree under the influence of Heaven, more than those at work upon ships or houses, or laboring in merchandise or agriculture; it will forever be acknowledged that these governments were contrived merely by the use of reason and the senses.

“. . . Thirteen governments [of the original states] thus founded on the natural authority of the people alone, without a pretence of miracle or mystery, and which are destined to spread over the northern part of that whole quarter of the globe, are a great point gained in favor of the rights of mankind.”

Thomas Jefferson

Even most Christians do not consider Jefferson a Christian. In many of his letters, he denounced the superstitions of Christianity. He did not believe in spiritual souls, angels or godly miracles. Although Jefferson did admire the morality of Jesus, Jefferson did not think him divine, nor did he believe in the Trinity or the miracles of Jesus. In a letter to Peter Carr, 10 August 1787, he wrote, “Question with boldness even the existence of a god.”

Jefferson believed in materialism, reason, and science. He never admitted to any religion but his own. In a letter to Ezra Stiles Ely, 25 June 1819, he wrote, “You say you are a Calvinist. I am not. I am of a sect by myself, as far as I know.”

George Washington

Much of the myth of Washington’s alleged Christianity came from Mason Weems influential book, “Life of Washington.” The story of the cherry tree comes from this book and it has no historical basis. Weems, a Christian minister portrayed Washington as a devout Christian, yet Washington’s own diaries show that he rarely attended Church.

Washington revealed almost nothing to indicate his spiritual frame of mind, hardly a mark of a devout Christian. In his thousands of letters, the name of Jesus Christ never appears. He rarely spoke about his religion, but his Freemasonry experience points to a belief in deism. Washington’s initiation occurred at the Fredericksburg Lodge on 4 November 1752, later becoming a Master mason in 1799, and remained a freemason until he died.

To the United Baptist Churches in Virginia in May, 1789, Washington said that every man “ought to be protected in worshipping the Deity according to the dictates of his own conscience.”

After Washington’s death, Dr. Abercrombie, a friend of his, replied to a Dr. Wilson, who had interrogated him about Washington’s religion replied, “Sir, Washington was a Deist.”

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lunaticfringe:
I like the word tyranny that the Op used in his write up. The foundation of that country USA was established by their founding fathers in the doctrines of the Christian faith whereby the decree from Jehovah to Adam In the garden to multiply the earth comes into play with a female called Eve.

I know most folks will think that the might of Jehovah is a thing of myth but we know whats up. You made a covenant and you go against the rules, then be ready to face the repercussions of that betrayal.

I'm sorry to say that the curse of Nebucadnezzer shall be their cross to bear...

Lies . America was created as a secular state and God only appeared once in the constitution.
Let the founding fathers and the constitution do the talking.
A few Christian fundamentalists attempt to convince us to return to the Christianity of early America, yet according to the historian, Robert T. Handy, “No more than 10 percent– probably less– of Americans in 1800 were members of congregations.”

The Founding Fathers, also, rarely practiced Christian orthodoxy. Although they supported the free exercise of any religion, they understood the dangers of religion. Most of them believed in deism and attended Freemasonry lodges. According to John J. Robinson, “Freemasonry had been a powerful force for religious freedom.” Freemasons took seriously the principle that men should worship according to their own conscience. Masonry welcomed anyone from any religion or non-religion, as long as they believed in a Supreme Being. Washington, Franklin, Hancock, Hamilton, Lafayette, and many others accepted Freemasonry.
The Constitution reflects our founders views of a secular government, protecting the freedom of any belief or unbelief. The historian, Robert Middlekauff, observed, “the idea that the Constitution expressed a moral view seems absurd. There were no genuine evangelicals in the Convention, and there were no heated declarations of Christian piety.”

Yeah right ,
the CEO of Apple needs prayers in his 80 feet yatch , vintage wines , limited edition Swiss watches ,numerous private jets and an IQ found in less than .0000000000001% of the human population.
Quarter to madness.
Y'all need treatment .

Jonathan left nothing but half of what obasanjo left behind.
The damage , if 1983 is used as a yardstick Will take 15 years to repair.

Kennywills7:
Oh my state
What did uduaghan do with this money?
Delta is far behind in terms of development
No real development but money is bn borrowed,
Even if we don't vote them, they will still b declared as d winners, when will this stealing stop
Efcc over to u
Buhari shey u promise to fight corruption? here is a good chance for u to win some supporters over to ur side

Yet the state Voted Jonathan and PDP.
Can anyone tell me the difference between what uduaghan did to delta and what Jonathan did to Nigeria.
Lagos size budget but you can fit all his projects and responsibilities into surulere.

Good riddance to bad rubbish .
This is how they recycle jagbajantis in this country.
None of these men has ever ran an international standard corporate organisation in his life.
Yet a list of useless ex-presidents continuously saddle the country with incompetent and hopelessly useless appointees.
Enough of federal character.
The government must cast her net beyond Nigeria.
I have come to realise that the problem with all ministries ,parastatals and agencies of government is the lack of competent managers.
The dangotes and adenugas recognise this fact and this is why, they stack managerial positions in their groups with foreign managers or at least, Nigerians who have demonstrated verifiable excellence in a formal corporate setting.
No wonder they keep getting wealthier by the day.
Garbage all over.
Nigerians resident abroad can attest to this .
I have seen school principals who are more competent and knowledgeable to run departments of government than most of the appointees and civil servants.
Hopefully, buhari will look beyond Nigeria. There are former managers and CEOS of big oil firms who can be appointed to man all key managerial positions and Leaving only positions where Nigerians cannot cause damage to Nigeria.
After 30 years , no one needs further proof that Nigerians are incapable of running anything beyond a provision store .

N:B the arrival hall ( immigration post) of the murtala Muhammad airport is a national disgrace . The place stinks to high heaven with missing ceiling tiles and exposed wirings all over.
It would have been better to put a desk outside under a tree
What about staff lounging lazily with legs on chair in front of visitors . Such attitudes shows a complete lack of accountability.
Give me that airport to manage and my first action would be to fire every single manager or at least demand that they be transferred to the ministry of special duties.




Hopefully

Good riddance

Under Jonathan, The South East occupied almost all the finance/economy related posts .
They ran the country aground like amateurs.

Under Jonathan, The South East occupied almost all the finance/economy related posts .
They ran the country aground.

Iweala was a curse on this country.
Hopefully , buhari will put professionals with a little bit of activism ,in all revenue generating agencies of governance. E.g
NNPC
port authority
Aviation
Customs
Immigration
Mining and licensing
Fisheries

eighTHREAD:
Majority of the signature projects done by our leaders are just trash except for the ones that by fashola. Akpabio's stadium adds almost nothing to the state of akwa ibom but withdraws from it due to cost of maintenance of a facility that won't be used more than twice a year. Of what benefit is an hotel to a state other than the creation of a few jobs? What about the cinemas he built?

The building of an airport by gov aregbesola is one of the reasons why the state can't pay salaries. Must every state own an airport? There is one in ibadan, lagos and ilorin which are all states surrounding osun, so what's the essence of osun having theirs? I guess it's just to say he did something extraordinary, a thing that will cripple the state further, a state that has majority of its working class people as civil servants.

Gov Obiano of anambra recently said he wants to build a billionaire city in the state. To what ends? I guess he also wants to do an elaborate project to fool the masses who are too unenlightened to know that they won't be able to afford to live in such city cos they are poor. Why not build low-cost housing estates with beautiful plans?

I think we need to move away from celebrating visionless crooks who blind us with glitters claiming it is gold. When you build too much of fly-overs and unnecessary projects with the masses going to bed hungry, the kind of decay lagos state experienced in the past will be child's play compared to what the recipient states will face. All they'll get as reward will be vandalism and lawlessness due to lack of adequate orientation giving to the people in the sense of jobs, schools, food, finance and meaningful provisions.

It hurts me when some irritants where trying to pitch akpabio against fashola by claiming akpabio performed than him for building a stadium. Their posture suggests that fasholas too should build a stadium when lagos has about 5 stadiums, 2 in surulere, 2 in lagos island (onikan and TBS which is convertable) and one in agege. Most of these facilities are decaying due to lack of maintenance, yet some people want him to build more.

What each states need to do is provide avenues that will provide easy meals for their citizens, instead of meaningless elaborate projects just to decieve the gullible to vote for them for another tenure.

Cool

A fantastic reply to the question.
rivers state is very similar to Lagos , oyo, Kano and kaduna in that they are more or less city states.
Grandiose projects like stadia,airports,hotels ,ekonatlantic are excusable for the aforementioned .
For the rest , no so much.
On amaechi , the greater port harcourt city is more relevant than anything thrown up in akwa Ibom.

This guy has a reputation for often writing nonsensical articles.
The fact is tinubu is right now fighting the battle which the masses ought to be fighting themselves.
The definition of the character of the buhari Republic and the future of this country.
It is either a total turnaround from the direction of travel or allow the vipers and vulture to recongregate.

EUROBOMBER:
No, no, no! i have personal done a research on this. you don;t know what it means to have invading fulanis destroying your houses, breaking open the heads of your children like melons and ra.ping your women on a regular basis. Do a research and find out what the MB is suffering at the hands of the invading fulanis then you will understand better.

I have done mine as well.
I can use any state or ethnic group in the MB as case study.
The dynamics in benue is different from plateau or nassarawa.
Kwara is different from kogi
In plateau for instance , the marauders have been beaten so senseless that they have evolved into hitting soft targets. They are only winning on the pages of newspapers. The reality on ground is different.
Also second guessing another person's intentions is poor judgement.
If anything, the politicians are another country in their right. You can call them oilgerians and their loyalty to the lootocratic system is supreme.

The analysis for the MB is a bit faulty.
the MB is as dependent on Niger delta oil as the far north and south east .
Their interest in oil revenue intersects and supersedes all their other differences.

Nigeria, nigerians and jagbanjantis everywhere.. Most especially those stalls made out of wood, used tyres,pure water, firewood, charcoal all over.
The lagos I was born did not looked like this.
The government need to go back to the old western region system of 3 days a week high Street market days( ojo oja).
Look for good locations and road that can be shut down between 7a.m to 7 pm to Allow trading.
Something similar to what you have in England.

Mobile phones are not just for calling aristo.
You have reminders and calenders .
Bunch of dumbassed politicians all over.
Apart from El rufai
Most of the other northern governor are not fit for purpose.
The same can be said of most of itthe southern governors.
Sorry APC/ PDP. I do not slice and dice.

Let them have a televised debate.

Vicadonis:
Just like Jonathan's tenure... Too many office holders.

Why can't the President and Vice have the same Chief of Staff. Lagos state has just one.
Change indeed

Time is almost up for those who love lawlessness.