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Re: Senate Moves To Legalise Lobbying In Nigeria by Nairadays: 4:22pm On Oct 13, 2016
Abeg somebody find work for these people ooo.

Fat salaries causes a dearth of ideas.

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Re: Senate Moves To Legalise Lobbying In Nigeria by Kaybee14(m): 4:22pm On Oct 13, 2016
Let's see how it will unfold.
Re: Senate Moves To Legalise Lobbying In Nigeria by Osama10(m): 4:23pm On Oct 13, 2016
This country is finished.

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Re: Senate Moves To Legalise Lobbying In Nigeria by 2odd(m): 4:24pm On Oct 13, 2016
richidinho:


Goggle it first bro!
Lobbying (also lobby) is the act of attempting to influence decisions made by officials in a government, most often legislators or members of regulatory agencies. Lobbying is done by many types of people, associations and organized groups, including individuals in the private sector, corporations, fellow legislators or government officials, or advocacy groups (interest groups). Lobbyists may be among a legislator's constituencies, meaning a voter or block of voters within his or her electoral district, or not; they may engage in lobbying as a business, or not. Professional lobbyists are people whose business is trying to influence legislation on behalf of a group or individual who hires them. Individuals and nonprofit organizations can also lobby as an act of volunteering or as a small part of their normal job (for instance, a CEO meeting with a representative about a project important to his/her company, or an activist meeting with his/her legislator in an unpaid capacity). Governments often define and regulate organized group lobbying that has become influential.

The ethics and morality of lobbying are dual-edged. Lobbying is often spoken of with contempt, when the implication is that people with inordinate socioeconomic power are corrupting the law (twisting it away from fairness) in order to serve their own interests. When people who have a duty to act on behalf of others, such as elected officials with a duty to serve their constituents' interests or more broadly the public good, can benefit by shaping the law to serve the interests of some private parties, a conflict of interest exists. Many critiques of lobbying point to the potential for conflicts of interest to lead to agent misdirection or the intentional failure of an agent with a duty to serve an employer, client, or constituent to perform those duties. The failure of government officials to serve the public interest as a consequence of lobbying by special interests who provide benefits to the official is an example of agent misdirection.

In contrast, another side of lobbying is making sure that others' interests are duly defended against others' corruption, or even simply making sure that minority interests are fairly defended against mere tyranny of the majority. For example, a medical association may lobby a legislature about increasing the restrictions in smoking prevention laws, and tobacco companies lobby to reduce them: the first regarding smoking as injurious to health and the second arguing it is part of the freedom of choice.
But na naija we dey

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Re: Senate Moves To Legalise Lobbying In Nigeria by olaoreawofele: 4:24pm On Oct 13, 2016
Lobbyist work against the interest of the common men. They often hijack government and make it work for the elite and big corporations. The common men have not benefitted from this democracy yet the NA is working to hand over government to special interest groups and big corporations. Na wa oh.

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Re: Senate Moves To Legalise Lobbying In Nigeria by ezechueze(m): 4:25pm On Oct 13, 2016
Nice
Re: Senate Moves To Legalise Lobbying In Nigeria by CHANNELStv2020: 4:26pm On Oct 13, 2016
ABSOLUTELY NONSENSE,IF WE TALK BIAFRA NOW YORUBA BOY SEUN WORKING FOR FULANI HERDSMEN WILL BAN US.

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Re: Senate Moves To Legalise Lobbying In Nigeria by dman4mdmoon(m): 4:26pm On Oct 13, 2016
These guys are jesters.

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Re: Senate Moves To Legalise Lobbying In Nigeria by greatermax77(m): 4:27pm On Oct 13, 2016
NIGERIAN SENATORS & SELFISHNESS/FOOLISHNESS.
U CAN NEVER SEE THEM PASS BILLS LIKE, EDUCATION LOAN BILL, LURSERY BILLS. LIKE IN OTHER NATIONS OR BILL TO ADOPT FISCAL FEDERALISM THAT WILL MOVE NIGERIA FORWARD.
BUNCH OF CRIMINALS.

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Re: Senate Moves To Legalise Lobbying In Nigeria by foladara777(m): 4:28pm On Oct 13, 2016
Alexk2:
This is simply A bill to legalize bribery and Corruption by senator Dino Melaye and supported by bird fellows.

It will never stand in Jesus name.
Datz d problem with our country... Assumptions and stereotypes without adequate information.
Lobbying is legitimate and even necessary. Of course, it has its drawbacks. In developed countries lobbying is an integral part of their law making process. In fact, most lawyers in Washington DC are lobbyists
Re: Senate Moves To Legalise Lobbying In Nigeria by richidinho(m): 4:30pm On Oct 13, 2016
2odd:
Lobbying (also lobby) is the act of attempting to influence decisions made by officials in a government, most often legislators or members of regulatory agencies. Lobbying is done by many types of people, associations and organized groups, including individuals in the private sector, corporations, fellow legislators or government officials, or advocacy groups (interest groups). Lobbyists may be among a legislator's constituencies, meaning a voter or block of voters within his or her electoral district, or not; they may engage in lobbying as a business, or not. Professional lobbyists are people whose business is trying to influence legislation on behalf of a group or individual who hires them. Individuals and nonprofit organizations can also lobby as an act of volunteering or as a small part of their normal job (for instance, a CEO meeting with a representative about a project important to his/her company, or an activist meeting with his/her legislator in an unpaid capacity). Governments often define and regulate organized group lobbying that has become influential.

The ethics and morality of lobbying are dual-edged. Lobbying is often spoken of with contempt, when the implication is that people with inordinate socioeconomic power are corrupting the law (twisting it away from fairness) in order to serve their own interests. When people who have a duty to act on behalf of others, such as elected officials with a duty to serve their constituents' interests or more broadly the public good, can benefit by shaping the law to serve the interests of some private parties, a conflict of interest exists. Many critiques of lobbying point to the potential for conflicts of interest to lead to agent misdirection or the intentional failure of an agent with a duty to serve an employer, client, or constituent to perform those duties. The failure of government officials to serve the public interest as a consequence of lobbying by special interests who provide benefits to the official is an example of agent misdirection.

In contrast, another side of lobbying is making sure that others' interests are duly defended against others' corruption, or even simply making sure that minority interests are fairly defended against mere tyranny of the majority. For example, a medical association may lobby a legislature about increasing the restrictions in smoking prevention laws, and tobacco companies lobby to reduce them: the first regarding smoking as injurious to health and the second arguing it is part of the freedom of choice.
But na naija we dey

Is that bribery?
Re: Senate Moves To Legalise Lobbying In Nigeria by Nobody: 4:30pm On Oct 13, 2016
Kogi West why are you doing this to the rest of us.....no better person to represent you?

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Re: Senate Moves To Legalise Lobbying In Nigeria by morule20(m): 4:31pm On Oct 13, 2016
We have one of the most selfish and senseless legislators in the whole world.

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Re: Senate Moves To Legalise Lobbying In Nigeria by 2odd(m): 4:32pm On Oct 13, 2016
richidinho:


Is that bribery?
. a group of people seeking to influence politicians or public officials on a particular issue.
verb
1. seek to influence (a politician or public official) on an issue
How do u that without greasing the palms of our politicians

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Re: Senate Moves To Legalise Lobbying In Nigeria by amanze15(m): 4:32pm On Oct 13, 2016
Keneking:
Fraud, what is the function of public relations undecided

Useless bill
we are trying to be like the West grin grin,
Re: Senate Moves To Legalise Lobbying In Nigeria by folasayolyn(f): 4:32pm On Oct 13, 2016
can I port out biko
Re: Senate Moves To Legalise Lobbying In Nigeria by amanze15(m): 4:33pm On Oct 13, 2016
Nigerian Politicians undecided undecided

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Re: Senate Moves To Legalise Lobbying In Nigeria by egelege: 4:33pm On Oct 13, 2016
Just laugh.
Clowns

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Re: Senate Moves To Legalise Lobbying In Nigeria by richidinho(m): 4:34pm On Oct 13, 2016
2odd:

. a group of people seeking to influence politicians or public officials on a particular issue.
verb
1. seek to influence (a politician or public official) on an issue
How do u that without greasing the palms of our politicians

https://www.nairaland.com/2296742/atiku-abubakar-lands-nigeria-following

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Re: Senate Moves To Legalise Lobbying In Nigeria by oyinsho(f): 4:34pm On Oct 13, 2016
richidinho:


Is that bribery?

Really am like what? For us this meaning is directly opposite of what the lobbyist will do.It will not be pass into law.
Re: Senate Moves To Legalise Lobbying In Nigeria by amanze15(m): 4:36pm On Oct 13, 2016
egelege:
Just laugh.
Clowns
so if i give dino malaye 1 million naira to push to have a highway run from my village in Bassa local government to the state capital...the idiot would probably say he would say "i would get back to be you", our politicians are too greedy to allow for this to be a success. very effective in the west
Re: Senate Moves To Legalise Lobbying In Nigeria by VictorRomanov: 4:45pm On Oct 13, 2016
richidinho:


Goggle it first bro!


Bros, english follow for wetin kill us for this country. Once we've grown to know a word for a negative connotation ( usually invented by Nigerians) we think that is the only meaning it has.
Re: Senate Moves To Legalise Lobbying In Nigeria by akaahs(m): 4:47pm On Oct 13, 2016
Believe me , this anoda legal way they wana use to pad our budget in the near future.

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Re: Senate Moves To Legalise Lobbying In Nigeria by Kc3000: 4:48pm On Oct 13, 2016
By the time APC is done with this country...
Re: Senate Moves To Legalise Lobbying In Nigeria by ollah2: 4:55pm On Oct 13, 2016
If a revolution doesn't happen in Nigeria, then Nigeria can never ever be the country most people dream of.

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Re: Senate Moves To Legalise Lobbying In Nigeria by ElsonMorali: 4:57pm On Oct 13, 2016
This Melaye guy is a scumbag and a lowlife of the filthiest type.

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Re: Senate Moves To Legalise Lobbying In Nigeria by musicwriter(m): 5:09pm On Oct 13, 2016
At the expense of who? How about those who don't have anybody to represent their interests? Shouldn't the senate be impartial?.

So many questions..

Shouldn't lobbying be discouraged instead of legalizing special interest politics?

This man is an elitist fool!!

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Re: Senate Moves To Legalise Lobbying In Nigeria by AntiWailer: 5:12pm On Oct 13, 2016
jmoore:
That lightning that killed those cows should visit the national assembly this year.

Amen !!.

No dey curse abeg.
Re: Senate Moves To Legalise Lobbying In Nigeria by jmoore(m): 5:13pm On Oct 13, 2016
AntiWailer:


Amen !!.

No dey curse abeg.
Na you say amen na. grin grin

I want the lightning to flog them first. grin
Re: Senate Moves To Legalise Lobbying In Nigeria by Ourboss: 5:14pm On Oct 13, 2016
These senators are rich today because they were able to make some people stupid. You and I need to think wisely and do things wisely.
hazyfm1:



Don't mind these corrupt Senators...


Very soon Dino will sponsor a bill for Woman Battery
Re: Senate Moves To Legalise Lobbying In Nigeria by sunkoye: 5:24pm On Oct 13, 2016
as we they cut them fingers them still they put ring.

na wa for us ohh.

i bet NA time will come too.....just like Judiciary
Re: Senate Moves To Legalise Lobbying In Nigeria by Bollinger(m): 5:24pm On Oct 13, 2016
richidinho:


Goggle it first bro!

Meaning?

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