toyetade: You are one of the enemies of Nigeria. Somebody is talking about the current problems of Nigeria and the need to find urgent solutions, you are busy attacking personalities not the issue. Even if Buhari have given you so much money, Are you not affected by the current insecurity in the country. The fact that he owns a flat in Dubai, he shouldn't offer advice to the government on how to make the country better. Will you not enjoy the country if issues are dealt with.
Insidenaijasblo: Former Vice-president and the People Democratic Party's presidential candidate in the 2019 general election Atiku Abubarka has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency over the state of insecurity in the country, Insidenaija reports.
He said this after it was reported that bandits attacked a secondary school in Katsina and abducted about 600 students.
Atiku who stated this in a statement on Sunday, said that it was now obvious that the strategies being deployed by the government in tackling insecurity had failed and must be abandoned for better ones.
The Adamawa-born politician said the abduction of the students at the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara was a very unwelcome escalation of the worsening insecurity in the country.
Atiku condemned the abduction of the students in the strongest possible terms, and ympathised with the parents, the government and people of Katsina while praying for their safe return to their families.
The former Vice President called on security agencies in the country to immediately swing to action and rescue the missing students.
I therefore call on the Federal Government to immediately declare a state of emergency in states bedevilled by banditry and terrorism, for an offensive and decisive war on terror and insecurity,” Atiku said.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the emergency I call for should follow the steps prescribed by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), and case law, by leaving all democratically elected state and local government structures intact.
The rationale is quite simple: We cannot win the war on terror by continuing with the same strategies we have deployed over the last five years. That they have not worked is very glaring, with the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara incidence being the latest in a long line of proofs,” he added.
Atiku please return to your flat in Dubai and continue enjoying your loot. criminal. As for Mr anti kworoption one day the poor will have nothing to eat but the rich and wicked polithiefians.
Aconomist: When South Sudan split from North Sudan, the two nations agreed to divide the oil revenue between them, although most of the resource is located in the South. Nigeria needs to adopt a similar strategy to break free from Northern Nigeria. Oil is the only thing that holds our people together, and as a Southerner, I am willing to give the North 50% of the oil in return for self governance and a dissolution of this mockery called Nigeria.
Southern Nigeria is the most wealthy and prosperous region on the African continent. Southern Nigerian test scores in the U.K rival (and perhaps surpass) the Chinese, while Hausa/Fulani test scores are lower than pakistan and Somalia. We are wasting our potential by being chained together with these corpse-like people. Please, Igbo, Edo and Yoruba. Put aside your differences, and read the writing on the wall:
Northern Nigeria is rapidly descending into failed state status. Men roam the streets with 4k-47s and massacre is so common it rarely makes the news. We must free ourselves from this drowning man or we will drown with him.
you that is promising 50% to the North don't even a drop of oil in your village
Other senators are using constituency projects to better the lives of their constituents but ex convict ORJI is busy recruiting fellow criminals as his own constituency/state project. those guys that to looted Abia dry are now re organising under APC for another missionary journey. God will save us from the hands of criminal elements parading themselves as leaders/polithiefians.[s]Other senators are using constituency projects to better the lives of their constituents but ex convict ORJI is busy recruiting fellow criminals as his own constituency/state project. those guys that to looted Abia dry are now re organising under APC for another missionary journey. God will save us from the hands of criminal elements parading themselves as leaders/polithiefians.[/s]Other senators are using constituency projects to better the lives of their constituents but ex convict ORJI is busy recruiting fellow criminals as his own constituency/state project. those guys that to looted Abia dry are now re organising under APC for another missionary journey. God will save us from the hands of criminal elements parading themselves as leaders/polithiefians.[s]Other senators are using constituency projects to better the lives of their constituents but ex convict ORJI is busy recruiting fellow criminals as his own constituency/state project. those guys that to looted Abia dry are now re organising under APC for another missionary journey. God will save us from the hands of criminal elements parading themselves as leaders/polithiefians.[s]Other senators are using constituency projects to better the lives of their constituents but ex convict ORJI is busy recruiting fellow criminals as his own constituency/state project. those guys that to looted Abia dry are now re organising under APC for another missionary journey. God will save us from the hands of criminal elements parading themselves as leaders/polithiefians.[/s]Other senators are using constituency projects to better the lives of their constituents but ex convict ORJI is busy recruiting fellow criminals as his own constituency/state project. those guys that to looted Abia dry are now re organising under APC for another missionary journey. God will save us from the hands of criminal elements parading themselves as leaders/polithiefians.[/s]Other senators are using constituency projects to better the lives of their constituents but ex convict ORJI is busy recruiting fellow criminals as his own constituency/state project. those guys that to looted Abia dry are now re organising under APC for another missionary journey. God will save us from the hands of criminal elements parading themselves as leaders/polithiefians.[s]Other senators are using constituency projects to better the lives of their constituents but ex convict ORJI is busy recruiting fellow criminals as his own constituency/state project. those guys that to looted Abia dry are now re organising under APC for another missionary journey. God will save us from the hands of criminal elements parading themselves as leaders/polithiefians.[/s]Other senators are using constituency projects to better the lives of their constituents but ex convict ORJI is busy recruiting fellow criminals as his own constituency/state project. those guys that to looted Abia dry are now re organising under APC for another missionary journey. God will save us from the hands of criminal elements parading themselves as leaders/polithiefians.
jjmekwa: It is with a very heavy heart that I received the confirmation that for the second time in five years, Nigeria has entered into another recession. Heaviness of heart, because this could have been avoided had this administration taken heed to patriotic counsel given by myself and other well meaning Nigerians on cutting the cost of governance, saving for a rainy day, and avoiding profligate borrowing.
Yes, the COVID19 pandemic has exacerbated an already bad situation, however, we could have avoided this fate by a disciplined and prudent management of our economy.
Be that as it may, it serves no one’s purposes to quarrel after the fact. We must focus on solutions. Nigeria needs critical leadership to guide her back to the path of economic sustainability.
We cannot afford hand wringing and navel-gazing. We must act now, by taking necessary, and perhaps painful actions.
For a start, the proposed 2021 budget presented to the National Assembly on Tuesday, October 8, 2020, is no longer tenable. Nigeria neither has the resources, or the need to implement such a luxury heavy budget. The nation is broke, but not broken. However, if we continue to spend lavishly, even when we do not earn commensurately, we would go from being a broke nation, to being a broken nation.
As a matter of importance and urgency, every non essential line item in the proposed 2021 budget must be expunged. For the avoidance of doubt, this ought to include estacodes, non emergency travel, feeding, welfare packages, overseas training, new vehicle purchases, office upgrades, non salary allowances, etc.
Until our economic prospects improve, Nigeria ought to exclusively focus on making budgetary proposals for essential items, which include reasonable wages and salaries, infrastructural projects, and social services (citizenry’s health, and other human development investments).
Additionally, we have to stimulate the economy, by investing in human development, and increasing the purchasing power of the most vulnerable of our population. Only a well developed populace can generate enough economic activity for the nation to exit this recession.
We must invest in those most likely to be impacted by the effects of the recession, the poorest of the poor. As well as stimulating the economy, this also ensures that they do not slip further into extreme poverty.
For example, a stimulus package, in the form of monthly cash transfers of ₦5000 to be made to every bank account holder, verified by a Bank Verification Number, whose combined total deposit in the year 2019 was lower than the annual minimum wage.
Now, how will this be funded? By more profligate borrowing? No. I propose a luxury tax on goods and services that are exclusively accessible only to the super-wealthy. A tax on the ultra wealthy to protect the extremely poor.
A practical approach to this is to place a 15% tax on all Business and First Class tickets sold to and from Nigeria, on all luxury car imports and sales, on all private jets imports and service charges, on all jewellery imports and sales, on all designer products imported, produced or sold in Nigeria, and on all other luxury goods either manufactured, or imported into Nigeria, with the exception of goods made for export. The proceeds of this tax should be exclusively dedicated to a Poverty Eradication Fund, which must be managed in the same manner as the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, or the Ecological Fund.
I further propose that a 1% poverty alleviation tax should be legislated by the National Assembly on the profits of every International Oil Company operating in Nigeria, and international airlines doing business in Nigeria, which should also go towards the proposed Poverty Eradication Fund.
It is inhumane for us as a nation to increase the cost of goods and services that affect the poor, while keeping the cost of luxuries fairly stable. We must flip this, and flip it immediately.
And above all, Nigeria must stop borrowing for anything other than essential needs. Again, for the avoidance of doubt, borrowing to pay salaries, or to engage in White Elephant projects, is not an essential need. This is particularly important as we need cash at hand, because the world and our economic and development partners are also focused on helping their home economies overcome effects of COVID19. We must be our own saviours.
The more we borrow, the more we will need cash to make interest and principal payments, and the less cash we will have to make necessary investments in our economy and our people. If we keep borrowing, we stand the risk of defaulting, and that will make recession a child’s play, because we will lose some of our sovereignty.
I urge the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari to swallow its pride, and accept its limitations, so that they can open their minds to ideas, without caring who the messenger is. For as Deng Xiaoping said “It doesn't matter whether the cat is black or white, so long as it catches mice.
AlexBells: But now that I'm Igbo and it is already too late, I will tell the truth...The truth is that Nigeria fought an aimless war but failed to grab the spoil of war.
What Nigeria could have done after the war was to use this present 6 geopolitical zone but revert to regional government, that way Igbos could have found it hard to really rebuild Igbo land and they could have been crushed never to rise again.
The Federal government however retained the central government giving Igbos a chance to thrive in other locations now with tremendous Energy, Igboland is being rebuilt with revenue where about 50% comes from outside the region.
As far as central government exist, Igbos can't be crushed, were you really expecting that Ironsi, Azikiwe and Ojukwu envisaged that the Igbos will stay in power forever when they were enthroning central government, No, but they did understand that a central government will more likely protect us whether we are in power or not.
Charleys: This pastor has never been to church, because you actually need clearance to leave Aso villa to church. He has never been to church since 2015.
the only time he has been to church was for appearance sake.
Several times, Adeboye has gone to visit Buhari but Buhari have not allowed him (Adeboye) to see his errand boy (Osibanjo) in Aso villa.
This pastor have never for one day preached to his boss Buhari to repent from his sins & receive Jesus Christ as his personal Lord and saviour (Fake pastor).
This pastor have never said anything about the killings in the country (fake pastor)
This pastor gave his daughter to a Muslim to marry (fake pastor)
Niceguyyy: I'm certain everybody here has things to do but sometimes we are the cause of our own problems and the reason our leaders take us as fools and dullards. Money has been budgeted already but no recruitment took place in 2020, where will that money now go please? U guys keep saying Federal Government has no money to pay salaries, that's a stupid lie. What happened is that Budget for ministries and parastals has been passed before the minimum wage got implemented, hence some of the ministries and government agency that does not generate money on their own needed more fund but due to covid-19 and because presently the Senate is on recess nothing can be done. We don't listen to news, we don't make findings or verify information before we rush into all this negativities and lies.
Budget is a plan for future expenditure and when the planned revenue is not realized that budget will not be implemented 100% , often times Government/Ministries don't generate/receive up to the amount the budgeted, that is why some projects/programs budgeted are not done, some govt Ministries don't receive up to 60% of her budget. that said, don't feel the money that was budgeted have been stolen just because what the organization budgeted for was not done, confirm from them if they got the amount the budgeted for?
Hkatago: I knew the Yoruba hand was not in this! No Yoruba child will demean the stool of the Oba! Kanu will surely meet his mark and that soon
An Igbo man in Lagos State is too busy with his business that he will have time to go to your Oba palace to desecrate. of what benefit is the destruction of oba place to a man that left his hometown that is almost 700 km away from Lagos. Some of those shops that was looted by hoodlums are owned by Igbos.
So Atiku is back from Dubai where he spent months , how many times has the prince of UAE spent months in other countries? is only in Nigeria where some Yahoo leaders will be looting our common wealth while the masses are supporting them blindly. now that that Atiku is back Buhari will start preparing for his own trip to LONDON.
9icest: I think it is glaring that the SW are our bothers when it comes to fighting for a United right that affects the youth of Nigeria. As for the SE and North, I realize these ones have a different agenda and they will only cry when they are fighting for what only bothers them. No wahala, we know our supporters and those who Unite with in a challenging time
When South East asked South west not to vote for Buhari because he does not have what it takes to change NIGERIA, did south west unit to save NIGERIA? When Buhari said that South East is 5% while South west and North make up 97% did south west protest? When South East was complaining of marginalized, did south west protest? Boko Haram, Herdsmen and kidnappers are killing innocent Northerners everyday,did south westerners protest? South west are protesting because Sars officials are making Yahoo Yahoo and gangsterism business difficult that is why some criminals are sponsoring protest against Sars so that their business will continue to flourish. Sars have come to stay so Yahoo boys should stop defrauding people.
ReportNigeria: THE Federal Executive Council, FEC, yesterday, approved N654 million for the deployment of hybrid spectrum monitoring system targeting illegal frequencies in the southern part of the country especially, the South East
ModestGal: I expect nothing good from a generation that destroyed my generation. They are the generation that enjoyed the good Nigeria, they got job after university, at international forums, they are proud to be called a Nigerian, they are the generation that instilled useless teachings on the new generation. They are the Tribalistic bigots, religious bigots, they worshipped anything white.
Does it make sense to be selling Road safety form at #1miilion naira, and putting prices on federal Government Job?All these useless elders watch this happen and there is even a respected elder that Federal Government do give a slot, and he sells it for 2.5millionaira.
This so called elders generation has done absolutely NOTHING for the good of my generation, so I do not expect anything of Value from them.
As far as Nigeria is concerned, as at this point, I really do not know the point of keeping it, every Nigerian is unhappy except those benefiting from the corruption. Nigerians are not proud to be called Nigerians, an average Nigerian curse the country and expect the worse from all corners. So what's the point of keeping Nigeria as one?
The people do not see themselves as one and are not ever ready to see themselves as one, so what's the point of forcing the people for over 60years and yet, they do not want to become one?
What's the point of practising different laws in the South and North, but yet you want to call them a single country
What's the point of forcing people who hate themselves as one?
Well, as far as I'm concerned, there's no benefit an average Nigerian feels about being a Nigerian, so what's the point of still wanting to be a Nigerian?
The OLD generation have done nothing to better the NIGERIA they want so much, and everything is in a catastrophic state because of them and yet, they still want to keep it as Nigeria? No, it doesn't work that way.
We all need to be sincere with ourselves, what is the joy as a Nigerian that we would love to continue to keep?
As at this point I'm almost not caring anymore, because truth is, I'm not proud to be called a Nigerian, because Nigeria is synonymous to Fraud, Killings, and Poverty.
you just said it all. Evil elders that destroyed our generation.
Obamaofusa: Ogun and Lagos states will become richer without Nigeria.Lagos is not the 5th economy in Africa for nothing.The sucking tongue of the FG will be off the port etc.Lagos could become the first economy in Africa. Most bouyant economies are always indebted because lenders are wont to lend them money because they can easily pay. Lagos state makes a revenue of more than 40 billion in a month and will easily payvits debt if they want to but most viable entities like Lagos and the USA know why they do not quickly pay off their debts.Nobody will lend money to Anambra and the other poor states because they are poor,in fact dead without Nigeria.
Stop comparing Lagos with USA because USA is into primary, secondary and tetiary production stages, aside the ports and Federal govt establishments in Lagos State, are there any other things that Lagos State produces? Federal govt can decide to dredge Ibom river in Akwa Ibom , equip Calabar sea ports and others to reduce over concentration of sea Ports , embassies, etc in Lagos. It is a sacrilege to compare Lagos State debt with almighty USA. Politicians in Lagos State should reduce their level of looting in order to rescue the state from the cog of debt.
bolaayenimo: Dr Olapade Agoro, a former presidential candidate and founder of the National Action Council (NAC), has said it is doubtful if the South East will produce the President in 2023 even though a lot of people are canvassing for it.
Speaking in a chat with INDEPENDENT, Agoro said Igbos will have to work for the presidency as nobody will donate power to them on a platter of gold.
While asking them to support Asiwaju Bola Tinubu if the Presidency is zoned to the South, Agoro said nobody in the South-East has really worked to merit the Presidency in 2023.
"The South-East has been clamouring for their right to produce the President but I doubt if that is going to be a reality. There is nothing like power donation anywhere; you have to work for it”.
“Nobody in the South-East has really worked assiduously to lay claim to the right to the Presidency”.
“To me, I believe the Southern region should be united and I think the South-East should support Bola Tinubu presidency. If they can, there can never be anybody standing against them in future”.
How will supporting Tinubu make Igbos to be qualified to produce a president? Tinubu did not work for NIGERIA to be better,he only succeeded in using propaganda to win the seat of president for his party. The NIGERIA we live in today is not what those people that voted for change ever thought of, so TINUBU or Yoruba's do not have the right over that position if it is zoned to the south.
fulanimafia: Jagaban deserves to be rewarded for his loyalty to President Buhari.
Osibanjo seems the perfect candidate.
Thesame loyalty you just said is the reason for the high cost of electricity,fuel , vat and stamp duties. Nigerians are suffering more than ever because same loyalty.
GenSpecifics: And you are still the niggerest nigger to niggerdly nigger this thread.
Nigger off this thread with your niggerdom foolishness.
Niigger
From your use of words , it's obvious you are always high on tramadol and that is why you are so much dependent on NIGGER this,NIGGER that. Foolish idiot.
Africans do not produce anything that helps humanity, they only thing we are good at is criticism, we criticize and spot hidden intentions of those that cares to support others.
KASYBOY4IGBOEZE: Ebonyi has highest poverty in southern Nigeria. Most ebonyi people are illiterates and gala hawkers. Most places in ebonyi doesn't have school, healthcare facility, electricity, road etc. So what did they do with over 70b?
You clearly don't know anything about Ebonyi State, can you tell this honourable forum those villages that have no roads, schools, electricity etc. you then tell us about your state and how you think your state and her indigenes are better than Ebonyians, it is true that many young Ebonyians hawk on the streets but there is no tribe or state that does not have one side hustle or the other that their people are known for.
Haywhysat: Lol, even, develop countries have debt. How will there be development in a place if you do not borrow?
Check US and other countries debt as well.
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Developed countries are into primary, secondary and tetiary production while Lagos State and other states in Nigeria are into primary Production and taxes ( extortion) that is the very reason Lagos/Nigeria should not be borrowing like America because we don't have anything to pay back the loan except those our politicians that are taking those intend selling us slaves to those foreign countries.
tribalmall: Is this topic about who is richer ? The way many of you foolish igbo reason ehn ? Lagos the smallest state in Nigeria is the richest so why can't foolish n demented people like you accept the simple n glaring fact that Yobe is bigger than the whole of the SE n shut it.
You must be very very stupid for that statement you just made.
Politics › Re: Abduction Of Katsina Students: Declare State Of Emergency Now – Atiku To Buhari by ofeco: 3:43pm On Dec 13, 2020
