tizzle:
I think the north has more numbers in the NASS than the south. Secondly most of the southern law makers are just in there for the sitting allowance, they don't really care about the interest of the people they represent but their personal interest. Some are afraid of speaking up against this kind of nonsense.

The bolded is the main reason. The only way they think they can serve their people is by erecting substandard solar street lights that won't light three months. The real representation they're meant to do is left undone. It's a big shame on them. They're the major problem of Southern Nigeria.

Senators that only care about Party supremacy,while the North are more concerned about their region.

North playing chess, south playing checkers.

Cmanforall:

This should be allowed and made accessible.

It is a two way street citizens have a responsibility to check and monitor

hisgrace090:
Southern members are ever ready to accept bribe to the detriment of their people.

AND SO LEGISLATING IS ENTERPRISING AND BUSINESS NOT POLITICS OR GOVERNANCE.

sulaak:



Nonsense, There are Christain Senators and reps in the North and the Middlebelt are not partial to the North. The problem is the lack of electronic voting in the house. Nigerians need to how their representatives vote.

Do they even use votes ? Is it not a case of who can shout loudest (yes or no) while the man with the hammer uses his discretion to pick which is louder.... all predetermined 2/3rds is not hard to get

chronique:


I can bet this is what happened. They should be made to pay dearly for it. None of them should be allowed to even contest elections in their regions again. Very stupid set of people.

lol story , they will contest and same people will vote for them

Whenever you hear things like Party supremacy, check very well, it is from a southern senator.

Mumu people.

P1PrinceKT:
Na power of d north



You're complaining about 30% oil exploration fund.

Where were you when the North paid all (100%) of oil exploration in South with Northern Wealth .

Most of the times you people are very greedy and selfish.

Please stop this rubbish propaganda.

North has never been more economically viable than the South. There was never a time groundnut earned Nigeria more foreign exchange than palm oil in the South.

francisgodstime:
Oga say what I know. What the north have in the house is simple majority, while what is required to pass such bills is 2/3

Oga say what u know. Na Nigeria we dae, anything can happen. If they can appoint Lauretta onochie as inec chair, whether south wants it or not, appoint magu as EFcc chairman, give themselves North east development commission whether south wants it or not why are u surprised

mrvitalis:

South south taught they could do it alone ...allow us make our choices blah blah blah

This is what their big brothers have been shielding them from since 1975 ...well oil pipe line run through Igbo land n south west too

So they left them to see how national politics is played


Middle belt have been praying n hopening for the kind of protections igbos n partly yorubas give south south from north ( core north ) but no ...while south south wants to play national politics

See if u are not a majority tribe u are not it's the reality of Nigeria honestly

Igbos have been protecting the South-South? Is this not laughable? A region that says it's marginalized is not in a position to protect another region.

Gentlerespect76:
When you consider the ratio of southern senators to that of their northern counterparts you would realize that Nigeria is a fraud.

Each State has three Senators, or don't you know that? And besides, politics is all about lobbying, in case you don't have the numbers on your side. You guys should go and learn politics, simple.

Gentlerespect76:
When you consider the ratio of southern senators to that of their northern counterparts you would realize that Nigeria is a fraud.

That is not the problem. The problem is, they need to adopt secret ballot on some key Bills. A lot of people want to vote beyond party lines but cannot because of persecution from their party and the threat of not being handed a beneficial portfolio by party leadership, which brings us to the conclusion of using Nigeria resources as a bargaining chip to lobby several bills.

It has come to the Public severally where Lawan turned down a majority voice vote because he’s the president of the senate.


If the Senate president can turn down a majority vote publicly, what then do you think will happen to party faithfuls who fail to vote along party lines on Bills?

Hence the Southern Region must do away with the political party that would rather be faithful to themselves than to the people. If the North wants to continue their cult like politics, they can continue.

P1PrinceKT:
Na power of d north



You're complaining about 30% oil exploration fund.

Where were you when the North paid all (100%) of oil exploration in South with Northern Wealth.

Most of the times you people are very greedy and selfish.

Can you explain what you meant by this bolded? Northern wealth? Are you referring to groundnut or what are you referring to be what north paid for oil exploration in the South.

BinamRex:


Igbos have been protecting the South-South? Is this not laughable? A region that says it's marginalized is not in a position to protect another region.

Why do u think igbos are marginalized ? LMAO

Go read how south south got the so called 13% derivative then come back

Then go read buhari later to igbos in 2011

Then go read how the biafran war started

LegalWolf:

How did the NDDC Act favour the north? We supported the passing of the law in spite of obasanjo’s wishes... how old are u guys sef?

Only once in a blue moon do u guys do sth to benefit others, and u always do it in such a way that it will benefit u indirectly

All the so-called senators are there for their interest if the bill favors the ppl they are representing or not. What they are after is what will favor them now and when they leave the seat. Rubbish

phineas:


250 billion dollars released to MACBAN ? Is this true? Was this carried by any news outlet? Do you have any references?

It can’t be true. Or maybe he wanted to say $250m which is still very absurd.

$250bn is half of our GDP.

SyrusdeHansome:





U sound like an idiotic Biafran pig. Must u always blame other pple for ur stupid decisions? Lemme ask u when a south south man wanted independence by secession for the Niger Delta pple which part of Nigeria opposed and killed the man and the whole idea of secession? Ur pple were so selfish and stupid to think that after backstabbing us we'll turn around and support their agitation. Go get a life abeg cos South South isn't ur problem.

Which south south man wanted indepence ?
U mean the one north planted to divide the east ?

Tell me which ijaw leader have him the support

I wonder why u guys never talk about how he died

Coldie:
What do u want southern senators to do in a house where the north is in majority?

Have u ever asked how alot of skewed injustice happened in Nigeria.

Northerner's just gang up and start voting for any rubbish as long as it favours them, and the southern senators can't do anything.

Can you give me a breakdown of the total number of Senators from the North vs those from the South? I want you to bear in mind that each State has three Senators, that's an equal representation.

why should we be stressing ourselves, my awka hometown does not produce a single drop of oil.

It will be worse than juju and beyond Human Comprehension when The F.G starts having direct DEALINGS with the 774 L.Gs

LegalWolf:


You call yourselves big brother of the south south... really? This is the mentality y’all display that irk south southerners

Like it or not that's the reality

But now u are free to play national politics ...u just lost first one

Without igbos do u think u would have gotten 13% even ?

That's it thank God my igbo brothers are listening to my cry

Free south south soon they would come begging for cooperation

lyndaway:
South are too sophisticated

The North is just learning how to b sophisticated.. no be by noise or juju.. We know what we want and we always get it on time

Southern unity

You could not be more correct with the bolded.

The Southern Senators allowed the bill pass through because they used their heads to reason that if more oil is discovered in the North there will be more money for all tiers of Government. That is what matters in this time of lack of funds.

It is not the oilwell that makes rich. The philistines took Isaac"s well, yet he was more prosperous. The southerners need unity to maximize what God has given them. Wisdom. Go outside this country, you will see that the south is doing more around research and innovation. if we capitalize on that, we will be better. We are even late to the party as it concerns maximizing oil revenue.

codedguy1:


They are all stupid. The southern senators. Is it today that they have known that the north has the advantage in that chamber? Can't they come together and scatter everything so that we can have a justifiable legislature but they keep allowing the north get away with everything because of their numbers.

Is it not obvious now that they can never pass anything on favour of the south as long as the north hold the numbers in the chamber. But because of their myopic sight and selfishness they continue to Bleep all of us in the south when the north gets away with things like this.

Most of our southern leaders, senators, reps and gov are fools.

People are beginning to see the light. I have been saying this. If we don't mount pressure on our politicians in the south, weaxa re finished. They are already made and have their families secured, so they careless.

We need to put interest into politics in southern r Nigeria and demand that our politicians represent us well. They are really useless to us especially at national assembly.

I have been saying this that if we want to remain one, we must run a system of govt that does not give any ethic group or region advantage over the other. It is possible. Sit down and compose a better constitution. And if the southern politicians and elites sit down and reason together, they can come up with such system. How can u be talking of unity when u cheat us. Rubbish. I dislike southern politicians with passion.

Monogamy:


Then why is your majority tribe so afraid of a minority tribe who are not up to 7% in Nigeria that you people want out?

Oga, we want us not becus we are scared of any tribe. We want out so that we can develop at our own pace instead of this rubbish we have as a country for 60 years without ordinary electricity. Rubbish

Gentlerespect76:
When you consider the ratio of southern senators to that of their northern counterparts you would realize that Nigeria is a fraud.

Gerrymandering

daywatcher:
Your last sentence is 100% fact

It is actually a fact that the South-South have tried to go on their own and have failed miserably. You need a unified South with some support from the middle-belt to take on the Northern machine

mrvitalis:

South south taught they could do it alone ...allow us make our choices blah blah blah

This is what their big brothers have been shielding them from since 1975 ...well oil pipe line run through Igbo land n south west too

So they left them to see how national politics is played


Middle belt have been praying n hopening for the kind of protections igbos n partly yorubas give south south from north ( core north ) but no ...while south south wants to play national politics

See if u are not a majority tribe u are not it's the reality of Nigeria honestly

The truth is that the citizens allow these supposed lawmakers and the politicians in general take us for a ride. The day the citizens wake up, and start recalling these lawmakers massively, is the day this country will start taking shape. Instead of lamenting and complaining about Buhari, let's start recalling the lawmakers, from the state House of Assemblies to House of Representatives, then Senate, you'll realize that their need for self preservation will drive them to do what they were elected to do, which is to represent the people.They'll no longer function as 'rubber-stamp' but as 'lawmakers' keep the president on check, and won't bat an eyelid to start the impeachment process when/if need be. Unfortunately, all we know is to complain and lament about Buhari. Abeg o I no get 100 SAN to defend me o #Not_Hate_Speech

Gentlerespect76:
When you consider the ratio of southern senators to that of their northern counterparts you would realize that Nigeria is a fraud.

ReubenE:


There are 3 senators each from the 36 states, and 1 senator from the FCT.

The senators from the North alone cannot form 2/3 majority to pass a bill. There must be willing senators from the South to form that number.

Legislators from the South, as far as this matter is concerned are just irresponsible.

They are corrupt morons that can't stand their Northern counterparts for reasons best known to them.

Well said! A lot of Southern senators are corrupt and greedy they will sell their mother for a bag of peanuts.