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 Politics › Nigeria And Rail Lines Of Commerce by omoharry(op): 2:48pm On May 12, 2016 |
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a developing nation in possession of a large population must be in want of a robust transport system. (Forgive me Jane Austen). THERE is at least one concerted-effort activity that every free, hale and hearty Nigerian does every day and that is, move. From home to school, to the market, to the office; from neighbourhood to neighbourhood; from one state to another; from city to village and vice versa; from one country to another, and so on. We are always on the move and the largest chunk of this movement is by road, whether on foot, bicycle, tricycle, “okada”, by car, bus, “molue”, you name it. Not surprisingly, the roads are usually congested. Given that many destinations are land-locked, the road appears to be the most convenient and economical way for the majority of people to complete their journey. But there has to be a more efficient, land-based, affordable mode for mass transit and there is: rail. The railway is a somewhat unexpected solution provider for seemingly unrelated social and economic issues, and it could well be instrumental in fomenting a much needed industrial revolution here, as it has done in other countries. A fully-functioning railway network is not only useful for moving an assemblage of people from Point A to Point B, it’s also effective for transporting cargo, improving distribution logistics, decongesting traffic, boosting trade nationally and internationally, enhancing tourism and even improving inter-tribal understanding. When compared to the bulk goods movement capacity of road vehicles, rail ranks higher in safety, speed, size of cargo hold, scalability (extra train carriages can be added to a locomotive manned by one driver with one attendant), and strength in terms of durability. One way to improve the competitiveness of our exports is to have a full-bodied nationwide railway system that can be efficiently operated on lean margins. An intercontinental rail network would be even better. It doesn’t hurt to dream, but let’s walk before we run. According to the 2016 Economic Outlook published by Economic Associates, approximately 58% of our non-oil income is generated from four industries: trade, crop production, real estate and telecoms & info services. The revenue generated by these sectors could grow exponentially if we had a robust railway system. (Assuming there is stable power supply that would complement production efforts rather than a convulsive one that frustrates the best of intentions). While new rail tracks are laid and existing ones are expanded, gas pipes and cabling for telecoms or electricity transmission, can be laid at the same time. Yes, such infrastructural undertakings are expensive, but then so are the mental, physical, social, economic and environmental costs of sitting in traffic for 12 hours because of an overturned trailer. And besides, such mammoth infrastructural projects are excellent opportunities to attract irreversible capital input from abroad. Since the first construction of a railway in Nigeria just before the 1900s, we have built rail lines that go from Lagos to Kano; Port Harcourt to Kano; Port Harcourt to Aba; Abuja to Kaduna, and so on. Lagos also has an intra-state rail system. Unfortunately not enough attention was given to rail transport from the mid-1960s till recent years. Now however, there is a move to modernise existing railroads and build new ones to international standards, so much so that we are likely to have standard gauge rail, at least, from Lagos to Kano; Lagos to Calabar; Kaduna to Abuja; and Itape to Ajaokuta to Port Harcourt. But ideally, we should have railway service to every city, town, or hamlet with a population in excess of 500 people. Allowing the private sector to take over the railways will help achieve this goal. Privatising the railways will raise the much-needed revenue for governance, improve our time to market and increase the fiscal competitiveness of our locally made goods. It makes one wonder why the 1957 Railway Act, slated for amendment since 1999 has not been attended to by members of the National Assembly. On the website, corridorsofcommerce.com, the US-based transport network, BNSF Railway, highlights the economic, social and environmental benefits of using trains to move “agriculture, raw materials and finished goods”, over a distance of 3,422 route miles within an area covering parts of the USA and Canada, which it refers to as the Great Northern corridor. “In 2009, the Great Northern moved over 124 million tons of freight. It would take over 4.9 million long-haul trucks on highways to move that much freight. The Great Northern saved over 570 million gallons of fuel and over 6 million tons of greenhouse gases.” Now fast forward to Nigeria and imagine what it would mean for our GDP if we could do the same here. Currently, Lafarge uses the railways to move cement from Ogun State to other parts of the country. As our national rail infrastructure is built up, other companies will be able to embark on a similar modal shift away from transporting industrial-capacity or wholesale goods by roads, to moving those same items by rail instead. When trains become the primary method for moving cattle, tomatoes, coal, petrol, sand, boulders and other such bulk inputs, confrontations between bovine drovers and agrarian homesteaders can perhaps be minimised, less agricultural produce would perish on the way to market, there would likely be fewer car crashes, and the roads would be a lot less crammed. Developers would benefit from an increase in the value of the land around the rail stations; entrepreneurs would benefit from a drop in the cost of doing business; young adults would benefit from an increase in employment opportunities; and government would benefit from an increase in the number of people able to pay tax, amongst other things. As a developing nation with a large population, we are in a sincere need of a robust, nationwide transport system. Perpetuating the delay in reviewing the 1957 Railway Act is ultimately self-defeating. As part of our strategy for sustainable economic growth, we need to give active, urgent, methodological attention to building up our railways. Ms. Olubunmi Aboderin is a member of the Institute of Directors. Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/05/nigeria-rail-lines-commerce/ |
| Politics › Why Any Grazing Bill Must Be Stopped:- by omoharry(op): 1:26pm On May 12, 2016 |
The story is told of how King Yunfa, the Hausa Sarkin in Gobir (now called Sokoto) hosted a Fulani immigrant called Usman Dan Fodiyo and his group in February 1804, as a result of this and since 1808 the whole of the northern region lost its kingdoms and were replaced by Fulani emirates. King Yunfa is said to have been killed in 1808 and the Fulani warrior (Usman Dan Fodiyo) established Sokoto caliphate, making himself Sultan. Gradually, other Hausa kingdoms were pillaged and taken over by the Fulani emirs. The ethnic groups in the core north were the first victims of Fulani imperialism, a venture that occurred because the people were given access to grazing land as a result of the hospitality of the hosts. They however failed to overrun the Bornu kingdom, so the Shehu of Bornu remains paramount till today! The Afonja dynasty compromised by allowing a Fulani warrior known as Janta Alimi to settle in Ilorin, the Fulani guerrillas killed Afonja in 1824 And Ilorin, a Yoruba town under the Oyo empire, fell into Fulani hands, becoming an emirate under Sokoto caliphate till today! Even the attempts of the O'odua People's Congress (OPC) to revert to status quo ante and crown an Onilorin of Ilorin became an exercise in futility. The Yoruba warriors got wise and defeated the Fulani jihadists in Osogbo in 1840, if this didn't happen there would most likely have been Fulani "emirs" as rulers in Oyo Alaafin, Ibadan, Owo, Osogbo, Ede, Ado, and Igede Ekiti today! If the Bini Kingdom did not fight and repel the jihadists, they would have penetrated the Edo/Delta region beyond the present day Edo North Senatorial District which gave in and allowed the jihadists to overrun & islamize them. Along with some ignorant folk most of them are now angling for grazing areas and a corridor through the entire federation. These grazing areas will in future become Fulani settlements, later commmunities and finally local government areas with elected officials. If you think I am being alarmist look towards the once beautiful and serene Middle Belt state of Plateau. The exact same thing happened in Jos. Therefore, it will not be farfetched to conclude that the Fulani herdsmen are pawns in an agenda to overrun all towns in Nigeria! So that we will have emirs in Owerri, Enugu, Benin, Agatu, Abeokuta and other towns where FG creates "grazing reserves" for Fulani herdsmen! If Yunfa didn't accommodate Fodio and his warlike immigrants from Futatoro, Hausa sarkins would be ruling today in the north! And if Afonja didn't conspire with Alimi, a Yoruba kingdom would not have been ruled by Alimi's offspring till today! It is a subtle continuation of the 1804 Fulani jihad by the fully-armed and protected Fulani herdsmen with an age-old agenda to overrun and Islamize the whole of Nigeria very quickly. Also Ahmadu Bello long gave the battle script when on 12th October 1960 published on Parrot Newspaper, he said THE NEW NATION CALLED NIGERIA SHOULD BE THE ESTATE OF OUR GREAT GRAND FATHER, UTHMAN DAN FODIO, WE RUTHLESSLY RESIST A CHANGE OF POWER. WE USE THE MINORITIES OF THE NORTH AS WILLING TOOLS AND THE SOUTH AS A CONQUERED TERRITORY. NEVER ALLOW THEM RULE OVER US OR HAVE CONTROL OVER THEIR FUTURE!” I will end this with what someone rightly said- "The grazing bill is not an attempt to solve the problem, it's a subterfuge to progress the agenda" It's an age-old political strategy really- ..create a problem, come up with a "solution" that advances the cause, and then give it a legal backing. Make it look like a win-win situation. Be as wise as serpents.... Spread this message for people to be aware. |
| Politics › 12 Point About The Fuel Subsidy by omoharry(op): 12:55pm On May 12, 2016 |
01 Trillions of naira have been spent by successive administrations sustaining a corrupt, largely abused regime that has ended up in private pockets, creating overnight billionaires who continue to walk free 02 Petrol subsidies over the years have caused supply disruptions and engendered inefficiencies in their management 03 Under the current low oil price environment, dwindling oil revenue and shortage of foreign exchange, deregulation would partly reduce the pressure on the naira and foreign reserves 04 With deregulation, importers of petrol can source for their dollar requirements from autonomous sources, which would ease pressure on the naira and foreign reserves 05 Diversion of products will be minimised, as there will be no incentives for marketers to divert petrol to markets where they are guaranteed higher prices 06 The removal of subsidies will attract critically needed private sector investment in the downstream oil sector and lead to the construction of new refineries 07 As greenfield refineries come on stream in the medium to long-term and NNPC partly privatises its plants under whatever arrangement it chooses to call it, Africa’s largest oil producer would transit from an importer of products to a net exporter of products and end the export of jobs to other jurisdictions 08 The end of subsidies will end crude oil swaps and other opaque trading arrangements that have cost Nigeria billions 09 Savings made by government will be used to develop critical infrastructure that would create jobs, and funds redeployed to subsidise productive sectors of the economy such as agriculture, textile manufacturing and SMEs (wise countries subsidise production, not consumption) 10 With deregulation and the attendant competition, marketers and NNPC will be forced to adopt best practices in order to remain in business 11 Competition will also guarantee that prices will inevitably stabilise and drop over time; US shale oil and new oil discoveries in other parts of the world mean that oil prices are unlikely to ever rise to $100 a barrel, which has a knock-on effect on the price of refined products 12 Realistically, the official pump price of petrol has largely been enjoyed by dwellers in major cities in the country. In the hinterland, where up to 60 per cent of Nigerians still reside, petrol, when it is available, is normally sold way above the regulated price http://www.nigeriamasterweb.com/paperfrmes.html |
| Fashion › Re: New Arrivals: Trendy Polos And Shirts by omoharry(f): 12:33pm On May 10, 2016 |
do you have for ladies too? |
| Politics › Re: Ibrahim Uwais, Who Joined ISIS, Killed - Sahara Reporters by omoharry(f): 8:37am On May 10, 2016 |
| Politics › Re: Ghana Economy Is Falling Down Andlesson For Nigeria by omoharry(f): 10:39am On May 09, 2016 |
Please guys..we have our own problems here to resolve oo and we are here talking about Ghana's economy..Remember we still have issues with Fuel scacity, poor power outage even cost of living has skyrocket and even everything has doubled in price..please let us channel this energy on our own problems and let Ghanians worry about thiers. 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: Aba Riots: A Wrong Move BY The Igbos by omoharry(f): 8:55am On May 06, 2016 |
joborskill:peaceful religion kor, peaceful religion ni...Its is a religion of violence and the whole world knows that, even you but you choose to hide your head in the sand. 8 Likes 1 Share |
| Education › Re: Man Takes Selfie With Dead Kano Quiz Students Bodies by omoharry(f): 8:32am On May 06, 2016 |
where is your sense of humanity..how do you expect the families of these victim to feel which this pix..how can you do this?..anyway death means nothing to you guys..i hope when its your turn a selfie will also be taken and pasted on social media..rubbish |
| Celebrities › Re: Miss Sahhara Blasts Linda Ikeji, Others by omoharry(f): 10:29am On May 05, 2016 |
rawtouch:A terrible nighmare that will hunt you for a long time.. |
| Romance › Re: 9 Things Women Wear That Guys Secretly Love by omoharry(f): 3:26pm On Apr 29, 2016 |
Maxi112:  we just need some pan-cake to cover some blemishes on our faces.pele oo |
| Family › Re: Man Batters Wife Over Sex For More Children by omoharry(f): 2:54pm On Apr 29, 2016 |
what about family planing?..The woman would have opted for this..after all she happens to be the goal keeper of her womb therefore she can still give her husband the needed sex he crave for but no babies will materialize...so that when the man start asking why she is not pregnant she too go join form mugu pendinding when they are finanacially stable to have more kids. times are hard..Nigeria now, is not the kind of place you will want to have so many kids without the financial capabilities to cater for thier welfare. 2 Likes |
| Politics › Re: The Cheat Called Lagbus With A/c by omoharry(op): 2:46pm On Apr 29, 2016 |
LAGBUSOFFICIAL:Thank you Lagbus.The fair for the malfuctioned A/C bus have now been reduce to N150 instead of N200 without A/C Thank you. 1 Like |
| Romance › Re: This Is Why I Hate Guys by omoharry(f): 2:43pm On Apr 29, 2016 |
| Romance › Re: 9 Things Women Wear That Guys Secretly Love by omoharry(f): 2:40pm On Apr 29, 2016 |
Maxi112:But you guys only look at the girls with make up and ignore the ones without make up on na..abi?..you guys should come out clean abeg..you all like flashy girls and make up contribute that that too. 5 Likes |
| Celebrities › Re: TeeBillz Packs Out From Their Home In Lekki - Ebiwalismoment.com by omoharry(f): 2:18pm On Apr 29, 2016 |
FolarinLondon:You sound like a broken man. That woman must have really dealth with you.PELE OOOO! 2 Likes |
| Politics › Fulani Herders: When Men Die That Cattle May Live by omoharry(op): 2:58pm On Apr 20, 2016 |
Nigeria is not the only country where pastoralists come and go. In Kenya, they have the Maasai herdsmen who have been herding cattle around the Nile Valley area from the days of Joseph in ancient Egypt. Other nations have their own form of pastoralists too. But never in the history of the 20th and 21st Century has the world encountered a scenario such as that which stares Nigeria in the face, whereby Fulani herdsmen simultaneously and nationally and almost systematically are wiping out indigenous Nigerians for the benefit of their cattle. I challenge my readers to take the time to do a Google search and collate the number of reported casualties from unprovoked Fulani attacks on innocent, unarmed Nigerians in 2016 alone. The results will shock you! I will not throw out a number in order not to give my political foes fodder to use against me in a case of incitement, but please carry out even a cursory research on the matter. And what has been the response of the Nigerian Government? I was shocked to read the reaction of Nigeria’s Minister of Internal Affairs, Lt. General Abdulrahman Dambazau (rtd.), who blamed social media users for exacerbating these attacks! So what are we to do when we become aware that Fulani herdsmen are accused of killing, raping and maiming Nigerians? Are we to keep quiet in the national interest? Excuse me, but I thought the national interest was the interests of human beings rather than the interest of cattle! And then President Muhammadu Buhari from faraway China, rightly goes ahead to issue a lethal warning to pipeline vandals: desist from your actions or else be dealt with as I dealt with Boko Haram! Yet this same tough talking president does not have similar words for Fulani herdsmen? Mr. President, how many Nigerians have to die before you give Fulani herdsmen the ‘Boko Haram’ treatment? President Buhari must be willing to suspend the fact that he is himself a Fulani by ethnicity and remember what he has been preaching to us since he first forced his way into our national consciousness after his coup against President Shehu Shagari in 1983. I can never forget when the then military head of state, Major General Buhari said: “This generation of Nigerians and indeed the future generation have no country other than Nigeria, we shall stay and salvage it together.” Indeed, the president must remember that he wanted us to stay and salvage Nigeria together and not stay and be savaged in Nigeria by Fulani herdsmen! And the absolute worst part of this story is the attempt by some legislators to add salt to injury and injustice by floating a so called National Grazing Commission Bill to compulsorily acquire large swathes of Nigerian land and give them to the commission for the benefit of Fulani herdsmen. In fact, it makes better sense to establish a Victim Support Commission for the many thousands of victims of Fulani herdsmen than it does to set up a National Grazing Commission. Honestly, I do not understand the idea behind this bill. The legislators sponsoring this bill are asking Nigeria to change her land tenure system to fit nomads who may or may not be Nigerian citizens. Has the world gone mad? Nigeria should not change to fit Fulani herdsmen, instead it is Fulani herdsmen that should change to fit Nigeria. The Grazing Commission Bill is an insult to all the victims of the herdsmen. Peace can only be achieved if those who want to herd cattle set up ranches as is done everywhere else in the world. The cattle herding business is a private enterprise. It should not be the business of the government to use public land and public funds to promote the group interest of Fulani herdsmen. Let me assure any federal legislator that it is foolhardy enough to support this bill that senators and House of Representatives members from states where Fulani herdsmen have killed innocent Nigerians should forget their reelection if they support the Grazing Commission Bill. In fact, they should be ashamed of themselves that they sat in a National Assembly where the Lagos-Calabar rail was not provided for and watched as the Grazing Commission Bill got to second reading. Instead of passing laws to protect victims of genocide they want to pass laws to protect those who commit genocide. Talk about Stockholm syndrome! I am tempted to ask if this is the Federal Republic of Nigeria or the Federal Republic of Fulani Herdsmen with Nigerians as second class citizens? Hardworking, tax-paying Nigerian citizens do not have land to build houses yet the backers of this repugnant bill want to give free land to Fulani herdsmen? But should I or anybody reading this really blame the sponsors of this bill? Shouldn’t the blame rightly be on all of us collectively when we keep silent while our brothers die because of political ambition and fear of persecution? What did Jesus say in Matthew 10:28? “And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear Him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.” I’m Reno Omokri, if anybody likes let them come and arrest me for saying the truth. I would rather live the rest of my life in a dungeon than fold my hands and do nothing while my fellow Nigerians are being killed so that cattle may live. http://nigeriamasterweb.com/paperfrmes.html 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: Save Our National Assembly Protest (#savenass): Why Every Progressive Nigerian M by omoharry(f): 1:12pm On Apr 20, 2016*. Modified: 1:35pm On Apr 20, 2016 |
wow wow wow!!..you did not call for protest when the Fulanis headers were busy slaughtering people, sacking them form thier villages; rendering them homeless..and making the middle belt that was once a peaceful place into a hot bed of crisis.. You did not call for protest when PHCN increased thier tarriff on Nigerians against thier will; dispite the fact that they have not seen and enjoyed light for months yet these billes will be slammed on them to pay .. You did not call for protest against NLC to sit up since they have become a toothless bulldog and docile in arears where they are highly needed.. you did not call for protest for the perpetual fuel scarcity that is still on and the untold hardship poor Nigerians are made to go through in the hands of our goverment/private oil marketers...so many issues on ground..that are begging for attention yet you came up with this rubbish...this is rubbish. Why will Nigerian risk thier lives under the hot sun to protest for Saraki....A politician that cares for himself and that of his family alone..if he is not corrupt then he has nothing to fear by coming out clean. Please we are not interested in this type of protest.. you must have been paid to do this..well good for you.next time pick any of the above issues affecting us then we will come on board to protest. Save the national Assmebly..are you for real?..the national assembly is a currupt institution and they are one of our problems.They are so wicked and insensitive to the plight of Nigerian that even in the face of the country current situation they are still paying themselves outrageous salaries and allowances..SAVE THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY KOR...SAVE THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NII!!. |
| Career › Re: Nurses Forum: Let's Meet Here by omoharry(f): 11:26am On Apr 20, 2016 |
Please i wish to ask this question to the Nurses/Matrons..especially the ones working in goverment hospitals and other health ministries..why are you people so unfriendly and insensitive to your patient; while we need you most to be more empathic to our plight..why do you talk down on us as if we are some destidude that were pick up from the street?..why why why? i see no kindness in thier eyes as they attend to thier patients ..i have experienced thier scorne, and brash ways of talking when they are attending to you or when you need to ask them questions..it makes me feel that so many of them are not called to that profession but are in the profeesion just to make ends meet.Only one nurse have i encounted in one Govt hospital that has a peaceful disposittion about her...the rest are like witches that are ready to suck the very blood out of you when you step in thier way.hmmmm!!you guys should tell your collegues in Govt establishment to change thier ways. 2 Likes |
| Politics › Re: No Grazing Reserve Commission Bill In Senate — Abaribe' by omoharry(f): 5:46pm On Apr 19, 2016 |
A sign of relief..thank God...imagin sharing your land with some uncivilize cattle herders that calls themselves Fulanis..who would rather treasure thier cattle to feed over thier thier fellow human being to live in peace..God forbid ,not in our life time and the life time of our children |
| Politics › Mr. President: Fiscal Federalism Will End Nigeria’s Economic Woes by omoharry(op): 4:58pm On Apr 19, 2016 |
Recently the National Economic Council after its retreat came out with the proposal for the Federal Government to cooperate with state governments in a bid to achieve far-reaching economic goals for the country. President Muhammadu Buhari In a normal environment where everything is not politicized, the move would have been expected to yield the desired result. Unfortunately, Nigeria is a country where politicians do everything to run down others. If the current government had control in all the states of the federation, the proposal would succeed like success. But principal officers of this administration know what they themselves have done in the past and would not wish away stiff opposition to anything that would make them succeed. The opposition would want to see that they hold on to their own. In the last dispensation, the Lagos State Government was vehement in its opposition to federal policies just as at the twilight, Rivers State Government was antagonistic to the Federal Government. This government would be living in a fool’s paradise if the PDP states promise 100 per cent cooperation in policy implementation of this administration. What this government ought to do to free the nation from the vicissitudes of poverty and cyclical financial doldrums, is to embark on fiscal federalism. This is what will ginger states to compete in terms of infrastructure, investment drive and development of the resources in their domain. Asking for cooperation is to say the least, make states lazy. There is certainly no part of the country that is not endowed with the gift of nature to grow its local economy. But as long as the Federal Government holds on to mineral deposits and continues to give hand- outs to states on monthly basis, it will continue to impoverish the states and citizenry. It is the rent-seeking attitude of Nigerian political class and the elites that has held the economic progress of the nation to ransom. The Federal Government must remove the obstacle that makes states lazy in the utilisation of local resources. The Land Use Act and the Mineral Resources Act must be repealed and replaced by a people-friendly law. The law cannot vest ownership on state governors and deny the people direct access to mineral deposits in the same land. To mine any mineral, an individual has to apply for a mining licence to the Federal Government while the same person building on land will have to apply for certificate of origin from the state government. These absurdities must be dealt with for the nation to move forward. This government of change must muster the moral courage to face realities and do the needful if it hopes to leave a mark on the sands of governance in Nigeria. The government must learn a lesson from the founding fathers of Nigeria. In their time, Nigeria, after independence, was on the right path of economic growth and development. It had visionary leaders who were interested in the welfare of the people. They operated a federal constitution that was based on true federalism. The relationship between the Federal Government and the regions was fiscal federalism. During this period, industries were springing up in every region of the country. In the North, Ahmadu Bello who held sway was pre-occupied with setting up farm settlements, textile industries etc. It was the same story in the East where Michael Okpara set up farm settlements and a number of manufacturing companies. In the West, Chief Awolowo, apart from the popular free education, set up a number of industrial estates which attracted several companies from abroad. It is this simple reason that the West is the most industrialised part of the country today. At this time, the Nigerian economy was in top shape and at take-off stage in economic development. The Nigerian economy was rated along the same indices with Brazil, Indonesia, Malaysia and the rest of the now talked about BRICS countries. Then Nigeria had development plans that guided the nation. In the North, pyramids of groundnuts and cotton were part of foreign exchange earning commodities. In the West, cocoa was found in abundance. It brought pride to the nation. The various regions were autonomous entities and there was competition among the regions on internally generated revenue. The military intervention and the discovery of crude oil in commercial quantity seemed to have radically altered the course of Nigeria’s economic development. While the military discarded the fiscal federalism structure of the country and made the states to become federal allocation collectors, the discovery of oil made Nigerian leaders to sleep-walk and refuse to plan believing that the money flowing from the ground will solve all the nation’s problems. Peter Drucker, the management expert, in his book, The Practice of Management wrote that “Innovation is the specific instrument of entrepreneurship, the act that endows resources with a new capacity to create wealth. President Buhari and his team must understand that management must always, in every decision and action, put economic performance first. It can only justify its existence and its authority by the economic results it produces. There may be great non-economic result that is the happiness of the members of the political class, the contribution to the welfare or culture of the ruling class, etc. Yet, management has failed if it fails to produce economic results. It has failed if it does not supply goods and services desired by Nigerians at a price the consumer is willing to pay. It has failed if it does not improve or at least maintain the wealth-producing capacity of the economic resources entrusted to it. Nigeria is a land of ample opportunity and immense possibilities. In a fast changing and evolving world, where weaklings of yesteryears have become economic giants and the strong of yesterday are fading in economic glory and becoming weaklings, Nigeria has a chance to make a difference. Twenty years ago, no development economist would have accepted any theory that postulated the emergence of China, India and Brazil as economic power houses. China is almost the largest economy in the world beating United Kingdom, Japan, France, Germany and Italy. Nigeria was on the path of greatness at independence. It evolved development plans which saw major development in the country at the early stages of the nation’s development on the plank of fiscal federalism. The first, second and third national development plans were executed but the fourth was abandoned and since then, Nigeria has had no development plan. Nigeria needs to return very quickly to fiscal federalism if it is to tap into the vision many are seeing for it. If the fourth development plan that was jettisoned was religiously implemented, Nigeria would be singing songs of freedom today. In that plan, the framers said “Since the fourth national development plan is only one in the series of medium term plans intended to transform the Nigerian economy and society over time. Nigeria cannot achieve economic greatness in the present set up, Nigeria must go back to basics, not asking for cooperation of states. http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/04/mr-president-fiscal-federalism-will-end-nigerias-economic-woes/ |
| Politics › Re: No To #grazingcommissionbill Trending On Twitter. by omoharry(f): 2:33pm On Apr 19, 2016 |
no no no to the grazing bill..let them stay in thier troubled region which they have created for themselve to raise thier cattles..they can bring thier cows down to the south when they are ready to sell them off...i can imagin the south becoming another north east with this fulanis with hidden agender coming on board with not only thier cattles but with thier wives and children..of cause you all know what that implies....another middle belt like blood birth will now start again in the south..no way they should stay away..in recent times it has been confirm that goat meat and chicken are better off than cow meat..so there are alternatives to thier cows. 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: Why We Must All Support The Grazing Bill For The Fulani's by omoharry(f): 2:23pm On Apr 19, 2016 |
joborskill:Please the Fulani herders are not peace loving people..stop feeding us with lies.. they evade people farm to feed thier cattles and if they are challenged, they immediately kill with any slight provocation..they are not peaceful people at all..the fulanis you are reffering to here were the ones that we grow up to know back in the 80-90s..those ones were peacefuland and friendly, they mind thier business,they were not violent back in the days....in recent times, i believe these Fulanis are chapioning a cause for them to have a grazing site all over Nigeria so that they can accomplish thier mission of conquest..so they will continue to disturb the peace of thier host community till that national grazing bill is pass into law..i reject that bill.let them raise thier cattles in the north and when they are old enough for sale then they can bring it to a temperary ranch solely for that purpose..we do not need any blood thirsty fulanis around the us in the south ...they are troublesome and violent to thier host community..just check out what is going on the middle belt and thier blood bath activities just because they need to feed thier cows which they treasure more than human lives..no we do not need the fulanis around us..They are Boka haram in disguise..they always disturb the very peace they alway find themselve in..we do not need them around us. peace-loving fulanis indeed. 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: Buhari Falls Out With The West by omoharry(f): 12:33pm On Apr 18, 2016 |
Ratello:The interest of the west is for Nigeria to devaluate the Naira..and if possible opt for the IMF loan that will further plung our economy downward. When has the interest of the west ever being in favour of thier country of interest..name it..China could only become powerful today because they decided to look inward and not cry to the west for help/please them..do you expect the west to smile and support your country's growth and development? no way...it does not work like that.Is either Nigeria looks inward to develop and displease the west or pleases the west and remain undevelop and selfs sufficient. |
| Politics › Re: Buhari Falls Out With The West by omoharry(f): 12:01pm On Apr 18, 2016*. Modified: 12:16pm On Apr 18, 2016 |
Ratello:From your write up so far..are you saying Nigerians should remain slaves to the west and cower becos of thier might and influence? then why are we a soverign country if we cannot take drastic decision such as these, without fear of any external animosity against our country... We are trying to save our economic from a total collaps in which we have found ourselve...to me that is a good step in teh right direction instead of the devaluation and opting of the IMF loan..Dont fightand follw the advise of the west and remain redundant and in fear as long as its pleases the then..that is your point of argument..is that no? thank God President Buhari does not have your mind set..;less you would have striped us all of our remaining dignity.We that love Nigeria inrespective of her challenges, shall stand and support Buhari as regard any policy is for the good of the country and will not allow any western country to destroy what we have for thier selfish interest.I am not a Fan of Buhari nor did i vote for him but i will stand and support him in this, than support the west against Nigeria for thier selfish interest. |
| Politics › Re: Ibrahim Babangida Seriously Sick, Emaciated, Unable To Walk Unaided - ThisDay by omoharry(f): 11:12am On Apr 18, 2016 |
taiyesoul:abi! the fight continues there if he venture crosses to the other side..the people wey go wait for am go plenty well well.. 26 Likes 3 Shares |
| Health › Re: Dieffenbachia Can Kill A Child In Less Than A Minute And An Adult In 15 by omoharry(f): 10:41am On Apr 18, 2016 |
Hmmm!! this is expo for wicked people in Naija to harm others. |
| Romance › Re: Guys Are The Major Reason Most Ladies Are Still Single- Emusmith by omoharry(f): 10:10am On Apr 18, 2016 |
| Romance › Re: Guys Are The Major Reason Most Ladies Are Still Single- Emusmith by omoharry(f): 3:11pm On Apr 15, 2016 |
slyrone:Go come..we go still dey wait for you.. |
| Politics › Re: US Releases Gory Report On Nigeria by omoharry(f): 2:32pm On Apr 15, 2016*. Modified: 2:53pm On Apr 15, 2016 |
Krismart:U.S does not save and cannot save another country without vested interest.What is thier strategy?..divide /over heat the polity of a shaken country to create trouble/war..afterward, they then come in with thier aid crew along side with thier propaganda to portray thier significance as the saviour of the african continent to show to the world how you and your fellow Nigerians are dying of starvation and diseases.Using thier puppet ( the CNN's AND THE BBC's) to showcase us to the world..what will be left of your dignity by then?. How many countries has the U.S gone solely into, to rescue or for peace keeping and came out clean without an endless war that never ceases to end...From the way you are talking..you are obviously still young..my dear..you will so wish for that partial peace and dignity that we still enjoy in Nigeria as compared to what you are praying for..check Lybia, Somolia, Iraq..and other countries that they have bad racords for endless wars..in terms of conflict resolution and peace keeping...please count the U.S out.... we Nigeria should on our owns to start re-orientating ourselves from the way we think and discerne information and thinking of how to join hands together to make Nigeria self sufficient and great again...this can be achieve my occupying Nigeria/protest to force our goverment to sponsor better policies that will affect our lives positively and not this selfishness and disregard we have toward one another and our country.No other nation and i repeat no country can fight your fight for you for your own good without improverishing your country the more and making her come cap in hand to ask them for survival....while they are busy exploiting what is left of your country natural resouces..China did it themselves and they are better off...we africans..especially Nigerians must start reasoning properly without any atom of religious ,ethnic and party sentiment.Our generation is wasting aways and its makes me sad.So oga..AMERICA cannot come and save u..Nigerian has to save Nigeria and we can start that by changing the way we think toward our fellow citizens as well as having regard for our Nigeria. |
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