₦airaland Forum

drLammy:
Can someone please explain what happened between 1999-2007 that Nigeria had 4 senate presidents instead of 2

Daniel058:
I thought Dimeji Bankole was senate president ,.



I wish Peter G Obi is our President

BabaO2:
I don't know how to respond to you.
only well educated and intelligent people devoid of sentiment will know that the reforms and policies of the current government of Tinubu is taking Nigeria out of the long standing woods. It is a bold step in the right direction. I remembered, in 1999, when he jacked up lagos revenue from 600m to 10b, the hardship of the new order was evident everywhere in Lagos, it was that hardship that transformed Lagos state which makes it the preferred destination in Africa today.
Can you tell me what you think this government should do and it is not captured in the current reforms ongoing?

franchasng:
Everything about federal politics turned against Igbos after the 1966 January coup, before then, Igbos called the shots.


This is to let the people currently feeling like they have conquered Nigeria forever just because Tinubu is President know that power is transient and the tides can still turn.


Time will tell

franchasng:
It is really unfortunate that most Nigerians have been reconfigured by years of maladministration to believe that they must suffer very well for things to work.


Who told you all these?


Yes some of the policies Bola Tinubu made are commendable on the outside but how it was implemented and the sincerity of the person implementing them matters.

Bola Tinubu is a known corrupt man who enjoys living and feeding on government/public money. Even when he makes a good policy, he implements it with corruption and bias mind. He goes about the implementation the wrong way which is why the negative effects are huge compared to the positive impacts


A sincere leader doesn't just tell the people he is leading to keep making sacrifices for a better tomorrow while he, his family, his political associates and relatives make none but instead keep living in affluence, that's making jest of the people. Good leadership starts with personal sacrifices not telling only your followers or the led to be the ones to make sacrifices while you the leader live in affluence like all is well.


Tell me the sacrifices Bola Tinubu, his family, relatives and political associates have made since he started churning out people-killing policies ever since he was sworn in as a controversial President of Nigeria?


A man that came into office on a highly controversial election marred with election rigging and result manipulation ought to have started on a people-friendly note instead of anti-people policies and all the monies that runs in trillions which Tinubu have saved from removing virtually all government subsidies Nigerians enjoyed (the only things average Nigerians enjoy from Nigeria's enormous crude oil resources), nobody can see it, Tinubu and his administration cannot even account for them instead he is still busy borrowing billions of us dollars even after removing all the subsidies; petrol, tertiary education, electricity, FOREX, etc, and still increased taxation and levies via banks and telecoms. Increased electricity tariffs, increased customs clearing duties, virtually everything.


If a sincere President with less corruption traits implements the policies, it would be more productive and less negative impacting to Nigerians, but because the leader Tinubu is a known kleptomaniac who love the whole wealth and power being just in his hand and that of his family, the good policies ended up impoverishing Nigerians instead of making life better.


And if you think time will bring positive impact of Tinubu's policies then you will wait forever because even if you give Tinubu 100 years, he can never get it right because he is very corrupt, bias, nepotistic and clannish, all these are confirmed qualities of a bad leader that will never succeed.


A good leader believes in all. A good leader is frugal. A good leader doesn't believe in living in affluence. A good leader lives simple life not luxury life. Gives all the people he leads equal opportunities, that is why Europe, America, Australia, and most Asian countries are progressing; they believe in all their citizens and give all citizens equal opportunities to succeed and their leaders don't lead with bias mind claiming some people didn't vote for him and because of that he won't give them opportunities like others, that is how a leader destined for failure reasons.


I can go on and on but let me stop here.


Tinubu should give way let someone else try for another 4 years and if that person fails we try another person until we get it right in Nigeria. We cannot continue to reward failed Presidents and Governors with second tenure like it's their birthright, things need to change. We need to stop giving politicians room to destroy Nigeria by voting them out once they fail to deliver in their first four years, that is the only way Nigeria can get it right.


Once politicians see that Nigerians are no longer patient with their nonsense excuses of asking for eternity in office to deliver good leadership, they will start working from day 1 and not wait for a second tenure.


As for Lagos state, it has always been the preferred destination of most Nigerians even before Bola Tinubu was born or migrated to Lagos to be adopted by the Tinubus.


Tinubu rather slowed Lagos state down.


Lagos is what it is today because of people's collective contribution based on its strategic location and federal government concentration of key infrastructures, institutions, etc not because of Bola Tinubu or whatever policy you think he made.


If not for Bola Tinubu, Ambode would have done lots of transformation in Lagos that all could see. His four years infrastructural projects are commendable and remains the best.



Without Tinubu's grip on Lagos state since 1999, Lagos would have turned out a more refined mega city than it is today so make no mistake of thinking Tinubu did anything wonderful. If you believe he did, now he have the center stage of Nigeria and Lagos all in his hands, let him transform Nigeria then.

Alliswell248:
Everything you wrote is all trash.

Reforms takes time and painful.

You want the president to use air peace for his traveling ba..

You want him to use innosson right?

Keep deceiving yourself. You never believed in him, and didn't vote him

No holiday today in Lagos. Fct left Lagos since 1991, but good policies , peace and stability keep Lagos moving.

Make your region conducive for investors and people.

Lagos does not pamper terrorist and extremist.

stuffs2002:
South East = 7 times
North Central = 4 times
South South = 3 times
North East = 1 time
North West = 0 times
South West = 0 times


What is senate president compared to president? Abi na so una dull?

Yet it is South East that is always crying of being marginalised

stuffs2002:
South East = 7 times
North Central = 4 times
South South = 3 times
North East = 1 time
North West = 0 times
South West = 0 times


What is senate president compared to president? Abi na so una dull?

Yet it is South East that is always crying of being marginalised

immaculatesense:
No South West and North West for good reasons.
The target is to either be Presido or VP. SP na to appease the zones that Missed out in the scheme of things.
Why I go settle for less?
No Be Juju Be Dat?

kolexy:
The SW was neither President nor VP during 1959 -1966 and 2007 to 2015. In fact the SW was completely shut out between 2011 and 2015.

Sermwell:
What is senate president compared to president? Abi na so una dull?

immaculatesense:
Your words have great elements of truth.
But instead of it being that South East and South South should be in unity I will opine that they should build trust bridges across other zones.
Thanks.

franchasng:
In my culture, they said soup that will be sweet is usually known from the aroma.

They also said that to know a good market day, you should check how the market started in the early morning.


A dog that will loss never hears or listens to the hunter's whistles

Shattuck:
it should be unity and not trust bridge, has the south south for example done any harm for it to build trust bridge with anyone, if we are to talk about trust bridge it is the others who should be proving it's trust, it is a case of political marginalization and undermining, the key I would say is southern unity but the south west seem to always never align with the rest of the south when it is not beneficial to it's selfish needs, the best is for the rest of the southern states to form it's own political alliance.

madridguy:
🇳🇬SENATE PRESIDENTS SINCE 1960

🟢Jan-Oct 1960: Nnamdi Azikiwe
🟤1960-1963: Dennis Osadebay
🟢1963-1966: Nwafor Orizu
🟤1979-1983: Joseph Wayas
🟠1992-1993: Iyorchia Ayu
🟠Nov 1993: Ameh Ebute
🟢Jun-Nov 1999: Evan Enwerem
🟢1999-2000: Chuba Okadigbo
🟢2000-2003: Anyim Pius Anyim
🟢2003-2005: Adolphus Wabara
🟢2005-2007: Ken Nnamani
🟠2007-2015: David Mark
🟠2015-2019: Bukola Saraki
⚫2019-2023: Ahmed Lawan
🟤2023-2027: Godswill Akpabio

🟠North Central — 13yrs 1 mon
🟢South East — 11yrs 5mons
🟤South South — 11yrs 2 mons
⚫️North East — 4yrs

#Statisense

Daniel058:
I thought Dimeji Bankole was senate president ,.



I wish Peter G Obi is our President