₦airaland Forum

These pensioners and their trouble again.

Don't they know we have 1billion naira per km road to build? We need money seriously. And another tinubu birthday is drawing close, that's another 1 billion naira expense. Please they should bear it longer, afterall they are old and will die soon.

They should just not disturb Fashola. Anyway, they are poor people, at worst we will deport them from Lagos to their villages or keep them in home for destitute.

No enough oil money to share in Abuja again.

You people should remain in you states and use your own money to service your commitments looting

When making laws people need to look at the total picture. Saying the president will rotate between regions is good but you need to balance that with what the constitution says.

If obj had died in office in his first term would atiku had refused to be president? Will he have said the post is zoned to the sw therefore he will step down and allow another person from the sw to complete obj's tenure?

These politicians are just very selfish, thinking of only what will benefit them. If not for selfishness all they need to do is to modify their rotation agreement to allow any sitting vice president to become president in the case of death, impeachment or incapacitation of the president. And follow it up with an agreement that any sitting president will be allowed to vie for his constitutionally accepted 2 terms. Thereafter the position of the president can rotate to the next region.

but due to selfishness, they all want to be president at the same time.

Now I thoroughly believe that such written agreement never existed. The Northern governors will not not sign an agreement with a s/s president that guarantees power to return to them in 4 yrs time and keep such agreement with a s/s governor.

But why are the northerners lying blatantly.

By your long essay in just one paragraph, I really believe you a a soldier in war front.

I pray the politicians hear your cry.

But I think the problem is with your fellow military folks. There should be minimum standard of equipment and weapons to made available and maintained before commencing a military operation. The President has declared a state of emergency and given the military the order to use all necessary force to bring the enemy to book, certainly you do not need a politicians order for the airforce to respond to a call for air support.

Cetainly Nigeria military has Armoured personnel carriers, I don't think they need presidential permission to deploy them to protect their men in the field.
My prayer is with you people and I pray for your safety, but tell your military generals to plan and execute their operations like true generals.

To continue the op question, at what age was she married, just in case they decide to vary the question

They would have blamed the soviet union quickly and gone on nuclear war. The world would have been changed

Please you people should have mercy on Amaechi, he is a pdp gov, pdp e-thugs come and rescue your man.

Amaechi is a 'progressive' because he continously attacks GEJ, remember he is part of the nPDP, fellow 'progressives' in the house roll out you e-weapons and short down the attacks on your fellow progressive.

APC crew where are you people, your affiliate governor is under massive attack, roll out you praise weapons and neutralise the attacks by singing praises of what Amaechi did in his 1st tenure. Together you will be able to hide the truth about Amaechi a little longer.

The guy is laughing at us in the poster.

Anyway when the time comes we will laugh at him

Lamido has not been able to govern his state and eradicate starvation from among his people, he is galavanting across nigeria that it is their turn to rule. And Amaechi is following them like mumu.

How can a man who could eradicate extreme poverty in his backyard lead Nigeria on the path of success

Od31: What is the one saying? you are defending some one who has confessed that he stole. you people keep saying Ribadu was OBJ attack dog. This is most senseless. the people you claim he attacked are they corrupt or not? if 36 Governors are corrupts, he can not get all 36 at a time. If Ribadu was give more time, or people would have been convicted. He was the one that sent Ibori to prison first in Nigeria, Kalu of Abia state, etc. This Ribadu is the only person that fought corruption and exposed the height of corruption in this country. The others Efcc guys after Ribadu, has not be able to arrest or jail any past politician/Gov. I guess the right man you mean will have to stop Govt, because am sure 90% of politicians are corrupt as corruption is the way of politics in Nigeria. No body can do all, he did well as Efcc chairman, pls give him that credit.

first ibori was convicted for money laundering not stealing, there is a difference.

Secondly, fighting corruption goes beyond trying to put people in jail at the end of their tenure. That does just work because by then the harm had already been done.

The people Ribadu went after were simply those obj had issues with, alams, ibori, kalu. That is not the way to fight corruption. If an efcc chief choose to fight those who have issues with the president, the corrupt politicians quickly learn their lessons, continue their corruption but befriend the president.

Today someone like uduaghan who has performed worse than ibori has little to fear from efcc because he is in tune with Jonathan. That is the lesson efcc taught him from the ibori saga. Continue stealing but be on the president`s camp.

What Ribadu should have done to be effective was to have pushed through legislature that would have ensured that those who are mandated within the system check the executives were forced to perform their roles. And were punished when they failed to provide the necessary checks and balances.

The result is that today the houses of assembly still act as rubber stamp for the govs, approving anything sent to them by the governors.

The heads of civil service still allow contracts that did not pass through due processes to be awarded by the executives and used to syphon money

Od31: What is the one saying? you are defending some one who has confessed that he stole. you people keep saying Ribadu was OBJ attack dog. This is most senseless. the people you claim he attacked are they corrupt or not? if 36 Governors are corrupts, he can not get all 36 at a time. If Ribadu was give more time, or people would have been convicted. He was the one that sent Ibori to prison first in Nigeria, Kalu of Abia state, etc. This Ribadu is the only person that fought corruption and exposed the height of corruption in this country. The others Efcc guys after Ribadu, has not be able to arrest or jail any past politician/Gov. I guess the right man you mean will have to stop Govt, because am sure 90% of politicians are corrupt as corruption is the way of politics in Nigeria. No body can do all, he did well as Efcc chairman, pls give him that credit.

first ibori was convicted for money laundering not stealing, there is a difference.

Secondly, fighting corruption goes beyond trying to put people in jail at the end of their tenure. That does just work because by then the harm had already been done.

The people Ribadu went after were simply those obj had issues with, alams, ibori, kalu. That is not the way to fight corruption. If an efcc chief choose to fight those who have issues with the president, the corrupt politicians quickly learn their lessons, continue their corruption but befriend the president.

Today someone like uduaghan who has performed worse than ibori has little to fear from efcc because he is in tune with Jonathan. That is the lesson efcc taught him from the ibori saga. Continue stealing but be on the president`s camp.

What Ribadu should have done to be effective was to have pushed through legislature that would have ensured that those who are mandated within the system check the executives were forced to perform their roles. And were punished when they failed to provide the necessary checks and balances.

The result is that today the houses of assembly still act as rubber stamp for the govs, approving anything sent to them by the governors.

The heads of civil service still allow contracts that did not pass through due processes to be awarded by the executives and used to syphon money

Ribadu is just another lier like the rest of them.

Ibori gave you 15million usd for you to give him clearance letters. How much did the other 35 govs give to get their clearance letters. We know most of the govs looted so how come they got clearance letters.

Ribadu was not fighting corruption, he was simply an attack dog for obj.

In Ribadu's recent interview he claim worse thieves than Ibori are walking free and being celebrated. So why concentrate all effort on smaller thieves leaving the bigger thieves to have a field day.

Claiming Ibori stole or wasted half of delta state revenue is plain lie, how did so much infrastructure got to be built by Ibori in delta state if 1/2 of the revenue were wasted as Ribadu claim. That is a classic case of giving a dog a bad name to hang it.

Asked why he started investigating Ibori, Ribadu claim to be acting on petitions from ordinary deltans, thats another lie, Obj put him to it, simple.
In the ribadu recent interview, he said Ibori case became different because of the publicity attached to the case, the question is, who attracted more publicity to the case? is it the ordinary deltan who he claimed pertitioned ibori? No, it was Obj and his sw media crew, that was what made the difference. Obj wanted Ibori punished for forcing him to respect the constitution as regarding the 13% derivation and Ribadu was willing tool to be used.

I dont want to be seen to be holding brief for any politician since most of them are plain demons, but the Nigerian professionals are not doing better either, as a professional policeman, Ribadu should have brought changes to the system that will prevent politicians from looting instead of being an attack dog for any politician. That is the expectation of the average Nigerian.
Allowing people to loot for 8 yrs with the hope of catching them when they leave office is plain stupid.

What is expected from anti corruption agency is amendment of the laws to make it impossible to steal, and quick punishment for those who stole. If Ribadu claimed to have fought corruption, what was the result? Corruption is still as rampant today as ever. On that account, he is a failure.

When the right man comes, he will ensure that ministers, commisioners and members of the civil service who have no immunity but allow their ministries to be used as conduit for siphoning public funds by the immunity wielding politicians will be brought to book.

That efcc will not be a tool for fighting political enemies but for fighting corruption.

skeletine: It is a lie that OBJ and UMYA were not criticised by their ethnic governors. Please stop spreading falsehood. I wouldn't know if you were old enough and well aware when they ruled but they were variously and VERY well criticised, especially OBJ in the south-west.

Please for the sake of prosperity, stop spreding falsehood.
The people from the south west that criticised obasanjo where mostly from opposition parties and it was normal opposition politics.

Amaechi can not be in the same party with the president and constitute himself into opposition. All members of a party are suppose to buy into their party manifesto and vision.

Thanks.

you are the one spreading falsehood here.

Aliyu is a bloody lier.

Who told him political office holders need to vacate their positions prior to a SNC.

We need to sit and talk. Everything should be on the table including the right to secede from the nation. Do we really need a SNC to allow people to secede, why not just organise a referendum and allow the people to vote on who they want to share a country with.

Sudan, Soviet union, Yugoslavia and others that have broken up did not organise a SNC where all political office holders had to resign prior to the talks.

Jonathan should just call for a referendum let's vote on whether we want to remain as one nation or not.

Who wants to be in the same country with people who can afford to keep 80% of their kids out of school in this day and age

kokoA: you have made a very sensible comment devoid of the usual "gutter criticism" of nairalanders. I respect you for that. But you must understand that the fact that the yoruba and hausa governors never criticised their OBJ and UMY doesn't make Uduaghan right. Change must start from somewhere. Amaechi may not be the needed face of change but the fact remains that what he said up there is 100 percent true. We must learn to tell our politicians the truth irrespective of where they come from or what language they speak.

Giving constructive feedback to your leaders is different from rebelling against your leader. Leaders welcome constructive feedback, no one likes rebellion. Amaechi is not giving feedback, he is rebelling and he is lucky that he is doing it to someone like GEJ.

The yorubas and Northern pdp leaders did not criticize their Obasanjo and Yar Ardua not because they are afraid of the president but because they know there is more to gain from giving constructive feedback and teaming with the president than from rebelling.

Amaechi and the Rivers people will lose from the attitude of Amaechi.

fagbalex: you're a tribalistic individual, bigot, as the truth unveiled to you but you still turn your back on it simply because of regional interest that mean. you need to know what democracy is all about or your should go and ask those that did government in secondary school if you didn't.

I doubt if you attended a secondary school. I know in school you are taught to pass your ideas without insulting others.
You need to enroll in a night school to get the basic skill of expressing yourself without insulting others

alexis: So, the only way to legally own a gun in Nigeria is to register it as a hunting rifle and apply for a hunting license?. I am not asking for a concealed gun i.e. a pistol. Technically, my car is my property and if I am been attacked or robbed, I have the right to defend myself

What kind of gun can you get for hunting in Nigeria? Where can you apply for this gun or license?

It appears that there is little to no information in this area and I wonder if there is even legislation for this.

The only way for civilians to legally get a gun is getting a hunting rifle, registered with the police in your locality. The type of guns people normally get is double barrel gun or pump action.



You apply for the licence at the police station, am told you are not supposed to take the gun out of the police jurisdiction where it was registered, so technically you are not supposed to be travelling around with it to defend yourself in case of robbery on the highway. But people do different things from what the law says, and in most cases if the gun is registered you get into less trouble with the police even if you use the gun for other purposes other than hunting.

Honestly I will not advise anyone to have a gun in their car while driving in Nigeria. If you run unexpectedly into armed robbers and they see the gun, you are dead. If a policeman stop you and in their numerous stop and search, sees the gun, he may decide to shoot you first as an armed robber and ask questions later.

Why get a gun anyway, if you have money you can apply for police protection when travelling or to guide your home. They will come armed to give you 24/7 protection at a little fee.
Having a gun means you might have to defend yourself with it when the need arise and if you fail in the process, you will be meeting God early.

A police DCO once advised me to get a gun to protect my property. I turned it down because little by little you can get into serious trouble with guns in Nigeria

kokoA: He never exonerated himself from being part of the rot. @topic.. I think Uduaghan was totally wrong. As a political leader, he shouldn't be making statements capable of polarizing the already polarized country further. What's the meaning of " opposition to the president should not come from his south-south zone". So, the south-south people keep pretending all is well since "their son" is president. Smh.

Uduaghan is very correct, the south south people are not in a position to be oposing the president publicly, moreso south south people in the ruling party. How many yoruba pdp governors opposed obasanjo when he was president, how many northern pdp governors opposed Yar ardua?

The south south pdp governors have unlimited access to Jonathan, if they have any idea that can move the country forward, they should meet GEJ and discuss their ideas and try to sell their ideas to him. Castigating GEJ publicly will not bring Amaechi any good.

Amaechi claim that the poverty level has increased from 30% in the 70s to 70% today, what he failed to realize is that the northerners he is presently romancing are largely responsible to the increased poverty in the land

What do you expect from Hell Rufai, being out of power can really twist the brain

adepojuot: with ur valid uk visa u can travel to all scheghen country but with ur scheghen visa u cannot enter uk,so what are u talkingare u comparing uk visa with scheghen vias?

This is new info to me. since when did a uk visa entitle you go to other countries? on what basis?

you can get gun for hunting purpose legally in Nigeria.
You have to register it with the police. It has to be a gun that can not be concealed, something like a rifle.

But it is registered for hunting only and if you decide to use it for something else, it's up to you.
Note that owning a gun in Nigeria may put you at increased risks as criminal elements may decide to get it off you at all cost.

This is against the fundamental rights of the citizens enshrined in the Nigeria constitution.

They will need to amend the constitution first before this bill can be legal.

Chapter IV Article 37 of the Nigeria Constitution states

" The privacy of citizens, their homes, correspondence, telephone conversations and telegraphic communications is hereby guaranteed and protected."

The privacy of my telephone conversation is guaranteed by the constitution, no one can enact a law that is against the letter and spirit of the constitution.

Policewoman: That is what we suffer in this country from sexually aroused beasts. Any dude that tries that on me will get his ballz crushed

come closer, I want to hold your uniform. Back or front there must be somewhere to hold

So what will be the punishment to those who used the poison gas to kill others. The current plan of stripping Assad of the chemical weapons is largely inadequate as punishment for killing hundreds of people with poison gas.

funnyx: Why did you get the UK visa in the first place? Do you just like to waste your money?

I got the visa just in case I felt like spending a weekend in the UK or seeing an old friend. Got it in Amsterdam and total time to go for the interview and get visa was about 3 hours, so just decided to have it.

But never really see any reason to go to the uk. Maybe one day I will discover what people like in the UK.

my last 2yrs uk visa expired without being used. who get time to waste. with one scheghen visa, I can visit many countries. with one us visa I can visit many states, each bigger than the uk. why go to the uk.

berem: My dream of living and working in America has been destroyed! I am finished!

I have a plan B


Time to hold on to a Tyre of Arik Aeroplane going to America. No dulling!

Before you hold tyre and kill yourself, better go knee down, beg one man you hate to marry you. I don talk my own.

@ Topic: This is great news. It means more Nigerians are legally relocating to the US now. And being that these western countries only like snatching the best, it means the number of good people from Nigeria is increasing.

theoctopus: Who are APC?

Tom Ikimi
Lie Mohammed
Bola Tinubu
Mohammadu Buhari
Audu Ogbe
El Rufai
Femi Fani Kayode
Rochas Okorocha

Just look at the list of people. Does that look like a list of people that should even be allowed to rule a local government area?

Yeye party. Approco Peoples Congress!

Tom Ikimi (Helped in selling off June 12, Nigeria's best election, when he was NRC chairman)
Lie Mohammed ( True to his name, lies about everything)
Bola Tinubu (Frog eyed crook, drug baron, 1 billion naira per KM kingpin)
Mohammadu Buhari ( Terrorist, Sectional and Religious bigot)
Audu Ogbe (No Ideology)
El Rufai ( Also known as Hell Rufai, lost track and lost himself being out of power)
Femi Fani Kayode ( Clown)
Rochas Okorocha (Maradona in the making)

if Jonathan has access to free 12 billion usd, why will he be contesting in 2015. why will he not just settle himself with it and move on.

If you actually believe this story you need to kill yourself and sue God for creating you without a brain.

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This pikin, give chance. After we don leave Warri and PHC come develop Ogbomosho, you go come repatriate us back to our state.

The guy has repented. The guy should write a book on his journey from pdp to new pdp and back to pdp. It will be an instant hit

Caleboha: If only GEJ will listen to such advice! But he wouldn't. He'll keep trying to make peace with unforgiving greedy renegades, he'll beckon on Kwankwaso to stand by his side for a picture, lock up Amaechi's Official residence, annul Al-mustapha's death penalty, visit prophet TB fortnightly..... If he'll make 2015 a more covert quest and focus on winning the hearts of Nigerians Atiku and his antics will be history!

Easier said than done.It is easy to give advice. How do you expect the president to focus on delivering the job when there are distractions every where.

A group of people clone the president's party and the president should do nothing about it? even when a court orders them to maintain status quo, they go about appointing new officers and opening new offices.

How does a president stay focus when they are burning the country and the ruling party?

Like he said, the problems are caused by politically irrelevant people, they are causing problems and scheming to stay relevant.

What is exactly wrong if Obasanjo stays out of partisan politics and plays the role of a mediator instead of causing controversies for the president.

Atiku is well acclaimed thief, why should the president allow a thief to split his party and keep quiet.
As for Amaechi, the president has not even spoken one word about him. What is wrong if Amaechi completes his 2nd term as governor and goes back to whatever business he was doing before coming into office. Must he die in public office?

The president must be able to multitask. He should work for the electorates and at the same time chase thieves like Atiku out of public discussions. Atiku, a known thief can not represent our interests better than the president