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New Year POLL: What Should Be The Top 3 Priorities Of Nigeria's Gov't? by LRNZH(op): 12:08pm On Dec 29, 2014*

Fellow Nairalanders,

We have been arguing about APC, PDP, GMB, GEJ, Prof. Osinbajo, Arch. Sambo etc etc.
We have tried to analyse their strengths and weaknesses.

But what should be the most important three priorities for any Gov't in charge of Nigeria now? By now I mean the last 5 years or so and the next 5 years.

Is it Railways, Airlines, Roads, Health, Education? Power, Refineries, Health, Security, Agriculture etc?

Feel free to post you opinions please with analysis. No insults abeg.

In my opinion, for Nigeria's Economy to stabilise (GDP, exchange rate, Foreign Reserve), and enable other sectors to take off,

The top 3 should be
1. Security
2. Power
3. Refining Capacity

All other sectors depend on a stable economy which these three listed above will provide.

Even OPEC recently blamed Nigeria's woes during the oil price crash on lack of Refining capacity. See excerpts below :

Oil Crisis: OPEC Blames Poor Refining Capacity For Nigeria’s Woes

Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, (OPEC), has blamed the dismal refining capacity in Nigeria for its inability to weather the headwinds in the global oil industry.

It also criticised the huge refining gap within the continent, even as it notes that the region is lagging behind in implementation of refinery projects.

It further stated that Nigeria has failed to fast track the implementation of new refinery projects, while it continued to face setback on rehabilitation of the existing refineries.

Nigeria presently has four refineries and two located in PortHarcourt (old and new) while others are in Warri and Kaduna with a total refining capacity of 455,000 barrels per day.

But issues like corruption and mismanagement have greatly impaired several government efforts to implement Turn Around Maintenance (TAM).

Also, challenges associated with regularisation and political instability has slowed down investment in new refineries.

It added that, “The need for additional capacity in other large countries has led to talk of several other major refining projects. This is the case in Nigeria where options range from the rehabilitation of existing refineries, through to several new smaller projects and a large-scale new grassroots refinery.”

http://leadership.ng/business/391059/oil-crisis-opec-blames-poor-refining-capacity-nigerias-woes

Re: New Year POLL: What Should Be The Top 3 Priorities Of Nigeria's Gov't? by LRNZH(op): 12:22pm On Dec 29, 2014*

Tally Updated @ 1:26pm 30 Dec 2014

Power: 9
Security: 7
'Corruption': 5
Refineries : 3
Education: 3
Transport : 2
Health: 1
'Job Creation': 1
Solid Minerals: 1
Gov't Structure: 1

Reminder:
This thread is for intellectual discourse.
No Insults please

Re: New Year POLL: What Should Be The Top 3 Priorities Of Nigeria's Gov't? by delishpot: 12:30pm On Dec 29, 2014

Secirity
Health
Education

Third year:

Transport
Electricity
Water

Second term( many of them go for this)
Enviromental
Maintanance of infrastructure
Clean up currupt bosses.

Re: New Year POLL: What Should Be The Top 3 Priorities Of Nigeria's Gov't? by Dreyl(m): 12:36pm On Dec 29, 2014

You already said it
(1)power
(2)security
(3]refining capacity

Re: New Year POLL: What Should Be The Top 3 Priorities Of Nigeria's Gov't? by LRNZH(op): 12:47pm On Dec 29, 2014

Dreyl:
You already said it
(1)power
(2)security
(3]refining capacity

ok... we need more opinion because these should be the kind of yardstick to analyse the performance of any present gov't in Nigeria.

Re: New Year POLL: What Should Be The Top 3 Priorities Of Nigeria's Gov't? by Redoil: 1:04pm On Dec 29, 2014

You this clown that posted the pictures of german and russian train and claimed it belongs to kenya and and ghanian govt just to ridicule gej.

Re: New Year POLL: What Should Be The Top 3 Priorities Of Nigeria's Gov't? by LRNZH(op): 1:10pm On Dec 29, 2014

Redoil:
You this clown that posted the pictures of german and russian train and claimed it belongs to kenya and and ghanian govt just to ridicule gej.

Why are you trying to derail a thread meant for intellectuals?

If you have nothing meaningful to contribute to this discourse, you can hang around and learn pls.

Thank you for understanding

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Re: New Year POLL: What Should Be The Top 3 Priorities Of Nigeria's Gov't? by Redoil: 1:16pm On Dec 29, 2014

LRNZH:
Why are you trying to derail a thread meant for intellectuals?

If you have nothing meaningful to contribute to this discourse, you can hang around and learn pls.

Thank you for understanding

intellectuals indeed.

Re: New Year POLL: What Should Be The Top 3 Priorities Of Nigeria's Gov't? by LRNZH(op): 1:19pm On Dec 29, 2014

Redoil:
intellectuals indeed.

Na fight?

Re: New Year POLL: What Should Be The Top 3 Priorities Of Nigeria's Gov't? by LRNZH(op): 1:19pm On Dec 29, 2014

Redoil:
intellectuals indeed.

Redoil abi na Palm oil.

Whatever your grouse is with the infamous 'Train' thread, forget it for now.

What do you think should be Gov't's top 3 priorities in the near term?

Re: New Year POLL: What Should Be The Top 3 Priorities Of Nigeria's Gov't? by kettykin: 1:24pm On Dec 29, 2014

Power
Job creation
security

Re: New Year POLL: What Should Be The Top 3 Priorities Of Nigeria's Gov't? by LRNZH(op): 1:38pm On Dec 29, 2014

kettykin:
Power
Job creation
security

We share similar opinion.
Job creation is a fallout of a stable/improving economy though. Welldone.

Re: New Year POLL: What Should Be The Top 3 Priorities Of Nigeria's Gov't? by Nobody: 1:58pm On Dec 29, 2014

Power
Refineries
Transport

I did not add security because the only security challenges Nigeria is facing is Boko haram, and I believe it can be tackled if the right measures are taking. The aforementioned takes years to develop

Re: New Year POLL: What Should Be The Top 3 Priorities Of Nigeria's Gov't? by Ezemust: 1:59pm On Dec 29, 2014

Of course a govmnt should have pirorities.but in this present Nigeria the govmnt would need about 100 pirorities.

Re: New Year POLL: What Should Be The Top 3 Priorities Of Nigeria's Gov't? by LRNZH(op): 2:02pm On Dec 29, 2014

Ezemust:
Of course a govmnt should have pirorities.but in this present Nigeria the govmnt would need about 100 pirorities.

That is why the topic says 'TOP THREE PRIORITIES'.

Re: New Year POLL: What Should Be The Top 3 Priorities Of Nigeria's Gov't? by Redoil: 2:08pm On Dec 29, 2014

LRNZH:
Redoil abi na Palm oil.

Whatever your grouse is with the infamous 'Train' thread, forget it for now.

What do you think should be Gov't's top 3 priorities in the near term?

the govt at all level should start telling us the true state of our nation so that we will know what and what to expect from them.
They should provide good road network so as to reduce traffic conjestion.
Security is optional for not every sectional leaders and thier people want to be secure hence inviting BH to come and do what they know best.
Education by govt at all level.

Re: New Year POLL: What Should Be The Top 3 Priorities Of Nigeria's Gov't? by Redoil: 2:09pm On Dec 29, 2014

LRNZH:
Redoil abi na Palm oil.

Whatever your grouse is with the infamous 'Train' thread, forget it for now.

What do you think should be Gov't's top 3 priorities in the near term?

Re: New Year POLL: What Should Be The Top 3 Priorities Of Nigeria's Gov't? by Nobody: 2:10pm On Dec 29, 2014

1: Execute Past/Present Corrupt Leaders.. i.e all of them
2: Establish a Constituted Militarized Ruling Council to preside over matters while the masses select the right leaders
3: Transit to 5th Republic with Ruling Council forming a 4th Arm of Government keeping an eye on Corruption as EFCC has failed woefully

Tell me Nigeria will not improve after this.. grin

Re: New Year POLL: What Should Be The Top 3 Priorities Of Nigeria's Gov't? by Ezemust: 2:11pm On Dec 29, 2014

LRNZH:
That is why the topic says 'TOP THREE PRIORITIES'.

no.out of five hundred piorities Nigeria needs 100

Re: New Year POLL: What Should Be The Top 3 Priorities Of Nigeria's Gov't? by LRNZH(op): 2:13pm On Dec 29, 2014

voltron:
1: Execute Past/Present Corrupt Leaders.. i.e all of them
2: Establish a Constituted Militarized Ruling Council to preside over matters while the masses select the right leaders
3: Transit to 5th Republic with Ruling Council forming a 4th Arm of Government keeping an eye on Corruption as EFCC has failed woefully

Tell me Nigeria will not improve after this..

Is this a joke abi na Russia you dey stay? shocked

what do you call this kind of govt? grin

Re: New Year POLL: What Should Be The Top 3 Priorities Of Nigeria's Gov't? by LRNZH(op): 2:14pm On Dec 29, 2014

So far ...

Power and Security are dominating.

Re: New Year POLL: What Should Be The Top 3 Priorities Of Nigeria's Gov't? by NgeneUkwenu(f): 2:16pm On Dec 29, 2014

[size=20pt]1. Corruption

2. Corruption

3. Corruption[/size]

Re: New Year POLL: What Should Be The Top 3 Priorities Of Nigeria's Gov't? by LRNZH(op): 2:40pm On Dec 29, 2014

Tally so far...

Power: 5
Security: 5
Refineries : 3
Transport : 2
Health: 1
Education: 1
'Job Creation': 1
'Corruption': 1
Gov't Structure: 1

Re: New Year POLL: What Should Be The Top 3 Priorities Of Nigeria's Gov't? by courage89(m): 3:13pm On Dec 29, 2014

1. Create an institution to fight corruption

Institute the office of accountability and transparency to create check and balances in all government functionalities . Empower the office with a credible leader. Strengthen FCC and ICPC to do their job

2. Security

3. Power

4. Education

5. Social development / Infrastructure

Re: New Year POLL: What Should Be The Top 3 Priorities Of Nigeria's Gov't? by LRNZH(op): 3:31pm On Dec 29, 2014

courage89:
1. Create an institution to fight corruption

Institute the office of accountability and transparency to create check and balances in all government functionalities . Empower the office with a credible leader. Strengthen FCC and ICPC to do their job

2. Security

3. Power

4. Education

5. Social development / Infrastructure

Thanks for posting. I'm adding the first three to the tally.

Re: New Year POLL: What Should Be The Top 3 Priorities Of Nigeria's Gov't? by Nobody: 3:48pm On Dec 29, 2014

1. Power
2. Corruption
3. Security

Re: New Year POLL: What Should Be The Top 3 Priorities Of Nigeria's Gov't? by wirinet(m): 3:55pm On Dec 29, 2014

NgeneUkwenu:
[size=20pt]1. Corruption

2. Corruption

3. Corruption[/size]

Correct Answer.

Eliminate Or at least reduce corruption to the barest minimum and all other things will fall into place.

Re: New Year POLL: What Should Be The Top 3 Priorities Of Nigeria's Gov't? by LRNZH(op): 3:58pm On Dec 29, 2014

Tally so far...

Power: 7
Security: 7
'Corruption': 4
Refineries : 3
Transport : 2
Health: 1
Education: 1
'Job Creation': 1
Gov't Structure: 1

Re: New Year POLL: What Should Be The Top 3 Priorities Of Nigeria's Gov't? by Nobody: 4:33pm On Dec 29, 2014

1. Corruption

2. Education, one that promotes ingenuity, reward for hardwork such that the entertainment industry will look less lucrative as that sector(entertainment), has turned everyone into comedian, musician and what have you. It really has negative effect on Education. The government should put policies in place to FORCE the likes of MTN, GLO, MALTINA and co to invest HEAVILY in that sector as they are currently doing in the entertainment industry. At least, they should make it a 50-50 proportion.

3. Power.... Fix the power sector to deliver stable electricity supply and watch what Nigerians can do. This will create new millionaires in no time.

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Re: New Year POLL: What Should Be The Top 3 Priorities Of Nigeria's Gov't? by LRNZH(op): 4:54pm On Dec 29, 2014

2sExy1:
1. Corruption

2. Education, one that promotes ingenuity, reward for hardwork such that the entertainment industry will look less lucrative as that sector(entertainment), has turned everyone into comedian, musician and what have you. It really has negative effect on Education. The government should put policies in place to FORCE the likes of MTN, GLO, MALTINA and co to invest HEAVILY in that sector as they are currently doing in the entertainment industry. At least, they should make it a 50-50 proportion.

3. Power.... Fix the power sector to deliver stable electricity supply and watch what Nigerians can do. This will create new millionaires in no time.

Ok Tally so far...

Power: 8
Security: 7
'Corruption': 5
Refineries : 3
Transport : 2
Education: 2
Health: 1
'Job Creation': 1
Gov't Structure: 1

Re: New Year POLL: What Should Be The Top 3 Priorities Of Nigeria's Gov't? by LRNZH(op): 5:59pm On Dec 29, 2014

Double Post.

Re: New Year POLL: What Should Be The Top 3 Priorities Of Nigeria's Gov't? by LRNZH(op): 5:59pm On Dec 29, 2014

Double Post.

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