₦airaland Forum

a2personal2013:
The youths have lost their place in today's Nigeria. We need to indulge in massive campaign to get our country back. It may take a while but I think we can get there with continuous pressure. We are just being used by the old foxes to satisfy their insatiable lust.

Our first request should be a change in the system. We need a system that respects everybody regardless of your age, tribe or religion. Nigerians still see age as experience. The older you are , the more experience they think you will be. We should also try to place ourselves on the center of the stage rather than just sit as onlookers. We should not be counted as just votes without playing a role in the government.

Lastly, we must learn to vote wisely bereft of sentiments. We should scrutinize each candidate carefully before lending our support. The past must be reviewed with a projected vision of the future. Clear plans must be seen before pledging our supports. Once we realize that we are the major stakeholders in the business called Nigeria, then we can make the desired positive change.

enlightenedmind:
Like i said, we need to start strategizing and empowering ourselves now.

enlightenedmind:
Take your country back!!!! That is the only way it will change. If you keep hoping someone will come, no one will. It is simple logic. We need to stand up and say NO. ENOUGH. GIVE US OUR COUNTRY BACK. We need new set of people in house of senate/reps.


Age caps for senate house seats should be reduced to 35.
Our senate seats and rep seats will no longer be appointed but given by the people of respective lands.
Educational requirements for candidates should be increased to BSc from an overseas uni or BSc from a Nigerian uni with MSc.
Candidates must have studied political related subjects/Law/Humanitarian sciences/relevant degree for their post in university.
All candidates must currently, before being chosen, have a job that pays nothing less than the minimum wage.
Candidates must put forward their proposals for development, project plans and milestones before they can be eligible to even run.
These proposals should be signed, and made publicly available for all to see. When a milestone is checked the people tick it off.
Elected candidates cannot purchase private property while in power.
Wages for these officials will be equal the monthly minimum wage of the society.
Failure to meet this means a step down.

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This is not a fight but a struggle for our nation. This is not about us, it is about the prosperity of a nation and the rights of the people. The seizing of institutional freedom and the establishment of financial freedom. In 2019, we are changing things. NO PDP, NO APC!!! We the people will openly decide (not by that thing they call voting poll) who will represent us in the house of senate and representatives. We will set economic and social development milestones and see clearly how money is allocated and spent. We must create a platform for this. We have the skills in this country.

You do not have to go out and fight or march, you simply have to be involved, setting up and planning. We need to take power if our corrupt politicians have decided to strip it away from us. NO MORE!!!

enlightenedmind:
Take your country back!!!! That is the only way it will change. If you keep hoping someone will come, no one will. It is simple logic. We need to stand up and say NO. ENOUGH. GIVE US OUR COUNTRY BACK. We need new set of people in house of senate/reps.


Age caps for senate house seats should be reduced to 35.
Our senate seats and rep seats will no longer be appointed but given by the people of respective lands.
Educational requirements for candidates should be increased to BSc from an overseas uni or BSc from a Nigerian uni with MSc.
Candidates must have studied political related subjects/Law/Humanitarian sciences/relevant degree for their post in university.
All candidates must currently, before being chosen, have a job that pays nothing less than the minimum wage.
Candidates must put forward their proposals for development, project plans and milestones before they can be eligible to even run.
These proposals should be signed, and made publicly available for all to see. When a milestone is checked the people tick it off.
Elected candidates cannot purchase private property while in power.
Wages for these officials will be equal the monthly minimum wage of the society.
Failure to meet this means a step down.

THIS IS WHAT WE WANT. SHARE THIS

This is not a fight but a struggle for our nation. This is not about us, it is about the prosperity of a nation and the rights of the people. The seizing of institutional freedom and the establishment of financial freedom. In 2019, we are changing things. NO PDP, NO APC!!! We the people will openly decide (not by that thing they call voting poll) who will represent us in the house of senate and representatives. We will set economic and social development milestones and see clearly how money is allocated and spent. We must create a platform for this. We have the skills in this country.

You do not have to go out and fight or march, you simply have to be involved, setting up and planning. We need to take power if our corrupt politicians have decided to strip it away from us. NO MORE!!!

oyinkinola:
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....it's amazing that todays youth learn, have diplome, but sufer intelligent, they think they can impose on people, because they have opportunity than their fellow country men, they have phd, master degree etc, they dont know that you gain the trust of people with hard working and adoration of people! am asking nigerian youth what you ever done for this nation?
....if nigerian youth can't mobilise against the looters and force the looters to return the looted fund! who will trust you and give power to you, we illitrate were very many than you,smart than you, you only interested in looting, if not, react to the looters first for people to see!

oyinkinola:
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....it's amazing that todays youth learn, have diplome, but sufer intelligent, they think they can impose on people, because they have opportunity than their fellow country men, they have phd, master degree etc, they dont know that you gain the trust of people with hard working and adoration of people! am asking nigerian youth what you ever done for this nation?
....if nigerian youth can't mobilise against the looters and force the looters to return the looted fund! who will trust you and give power to you, we illitrate were very many than you,smart than you, you only interested in looting, if not, react to the looters first for people to see!

mikolo80:
who is holding you. how many political meeting have you attended. you think leadership is by grammar. not up to 4 million graduates in Nigeria. you wish to disenfranchise over 60 million voters because you were privileged to have university degree. degree that cannot win councillor seat against illiterate. very funny mediocre and incompetent guy trying to shift goalpost in middle of game

enlightenedmind:
Well suit yourself. It is not grammar. We have tried it that way for 50 years and obviously it is not working. I do not have a masters, i do not have a phd, and yet to get a BSc from Nigeria. I am a simple Nigerian from benue state. I am not even involved in the blood bath. I belong nowhere fighting for no side but my country.
You are the ones that we do not need in this country. Demoralizers, enemies of progress. Those who do nothing are the worst. They stagnate economies and live cluelessly with no identities.
About ruling our country, how does being a voter qualify you to be a leader? To be a leader you need to posses qualities that you cannot simply have if you have not been schooled properly. You can shout all you want but it is true. BUSH,OBAMA,CLINTON,JFK : Harvard, YALE. UK Ministers Cambridge, Oxford. Even the russian and chinese presidents have qualitative unquestionable degrees. There is a reason for this you know.

mikolo80:
who is holding you. how many political meeting have you attended. you think leadership is by grammar. not up to 4 million graduates in Nigeria. you wish to disenfranchise over 60 million voters because you were privileged to have university degree. degree that cannot win councillor seat against illiterate. very funny mediocre and incompetent guy trying to shift goalpost in middle of game

oyinkinola:
....mandela fight for the freedoom of his people not for an office, matin luttin king fight for the freedom of black america not for political office, you don't fight for corruption, non do you care of the looted fund, who will trust you!
buhari had laid his life down for this country several times, he is still in fight to save this nation today!

enlightenedmind:
And lastly if you happen to be above 45 years of age and reason for refering to me as 'Today's Youth', well so be it. It's a different generation, different time. We need new things. Not the medieval ways of the older generation. This is not a political party.

handsomeclouds:
I forsee a violent overturn with the way things are.

enlightenedmind:
What is your point? This is not a run for any political position. It is a civil rights cause. We are simply saying our government must be accountable to us. And we must provide the technological and social platforms to let that happen. So what are you saying? We should leave them to continue? If you are a PDP or APC affiliate, i suggest you enrol in University now, come 2019; NO more rubbish.

oyinkinola:
...the generation of no respect, the children of human right! you must work for the people first, let people know you, forget about the power power belong to people and the people give it to who ever they trust! why fight for power?

oyinkinola:
...back down there! people's right? what right of people you have ever fight for?

freeze001:
I think it's a major sign of inferiority to make a distinction between degrees from within or outside Nigeria. That is knocking oneself out even before you start the race. As far as political appointments are concerned, a BSc, whether from within or outside Nigeria is enough.

How many Nigerians are privileged to study abroad? You then add salt to injury by adding a Masters requirement just because they studied in Nigeria... It is in fact possible that some of those who have foreign first degrees might have been trained on stolen funds so why still give them an advantage over fellow Nigerians?

I do agree that the educational standard need to be raised and beyond articulating proposals for development and so on, there should be a mechanism for checking substantial/50% compliance with proposals earlier submitted say at mid-term, failure of which will see that person ineligible to contest elections into any office for the next dispensation.

enlightenedmind:
are you quoting the wrong post. Bcoz u r off point now

freeze001:
I think it's a major sign of inferiority to make a distinction between degrees from within or outside Nigeria. That is knocking oneself out even before you start the race. As far as political appointments are concerned, a BSc, whether from within or outside Nigeria is enough.

How many Nigerians are privileged to study abroad? You then add salt to injury by adding a Masters requirement just because they studied in Nigeria... It is in fact possible that some of those who have foreign first degrees might have been trained on stolen funds so why still give them an advantage over fellow Nigerians?

I do agree that the educational standard need to be raised and beyond articulating proposals for development and so on, there should be a mechanism for checking substantial/50% compliance with proposals earlier submitted say at mid-term, failure of which will see that person ineligible to contest elections into any office for the next dispensation.

enlightenedmind:
Guess what it will. POLITICS IS NO LONGER ABOUT VILLAGE CONNECTIONS.
that's the problem
you 'educated ' don't get
politics is made up of 70 million village connections


This is what this older generation fail to understand.

it is you the younger ones that are not getting it


2019 Will determine Nigeria's place in global affairs.

na today
that's what we said I'm 2003
leave story



Politics is about understanding National and International capital markets; It is about the distribution of wealth equally in society; decentralizing power. Politics is about knowing who to push aside, who to suck up to and who to please nationally and globally.
sorry to bust your bubble but politics is simply about manipulating your fellow human beings to do your bidding.
why do you think it's called a social science



I am not incompetent,

not an insult
but if you can't beat the nincompoops leading us then you (we) are incompetent


i am saying what no one wants to say. Electing illerates is whaT leads to our senators embarrassing us on TV saying "Women's right bill will make our women rich. So that is why we dont want it." In 2016!!!

they can read and write
they are literate
you are the 'political 'illiterate as it were
go and learn the ropes (I am)
cos grumbling never solved anything
it's not enough to claim patriotism from the rooftops
actions speak louder


It is what leads to the fact that our technology and science minister does not have a facebook or a twitter account and does not know what a micro processor is. So tell me how will understand the technological needs of the country?


he doesn't need to
what he needs to do is share money and rice andwin his state for the Party
I'm sorry but that is the grim reality


All these backward thinking people politics in 2016 is still about village politics.

majority. of our ppl and voters are village ppl Abi you think everyone go school like us
they only think of today, their bellies, it is the nature of man. read a psychology textbook sometime.


And Just to be clear, This is not a run for any political seat or anything, all we are saying is; our government must be answerable to us.

if you're not running, or supporting someone that's running then you my dear patriotic but misguided friend are shortly whistling in the wind. I used to be like you but realised that someone has to cell the cat


We need fully educated people at the front,

yes, but what use is your education if you can't seize power either by ballot or bullet


not semi, or low education.
there ppl you refer to as low education are actually more educated than you. same way a plumber is better than you at plumbing, they are better than you at politics. and you cannot change a damn thing without politics or cooperatives, but that's another thing


If you plan on becoming a senator in 2019, i suggest you enrol this year. By 2019 you should be coming to an end.

enlightenedmind:
I do not need to attend any political meetings. They do not represent the society.


you go fear ignorance

What we need is people that understand the internal economy, and dynamics of global affairs. We think like Nigeria is an isolated country and we are the only ones that matter. Biafra, North, West, South, Islam, Christain etc. No one is saying what is really going on. OUR POLITICIANS ARE SECRETLY GIVING OUR RESOURCES TO FORIEGNERS AND KEEPING THE MONEY IN THEIR PERSONAL ACCOUNTS. that must stop. If you are a PDP or APC affiliate, you ae going down.
and yet you don't want to attend political meetings where ugep political leaders are chosen, hmm I can see your genius mind logic


Guess what? I live in Nigeria together with everyone else. My parents farm in Benue to send me to school. It might not be the best, but it is a start. I cannot be apologetic for my degree.
POLITICS IS NO LONGER ABOUT VILLAGE CONNECTIONS. This is what this older generation fail to understand. 2019 Will determine Nigeria's place in global affairs. Politics is about understanding National and International capital markets; It is about the distribution of wealth equally in society; decentralizing power. Politics is about knowing who to push aside, who to suck up to and who to please.
We need fully educated people at the front, not semi, or low education. If you plan on becoming a senator in 2019, i suggest you enrol this year. By 2019 you should be coming to an end.

mikolo80:
alas I don't have requisite Resources but I do plan to start from councillor and claw my way to the top. changing what little I can, I hope you do the same too