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Oh oh....you are making me shy. What are friends for? Am always there for you. Kisses

victorian:
Wow! You try o!
As a man it's easier handling rough situations and environment , than as a woman.
U over try. Truly I hail.

My dear am fine, am relocating from my house to somewhere better. Have been selling off things I don't want, and dashing out as well. By next week ending I should be settled in my new home.
I just give God the glory.
God never fails. And thanks so much for standing by me too, even from afar.. U too much!
Thanks dear.. And wishing u a great warm weekend.
Lots of warm hugs and pecks !

My Dear......for where! The threats of the earth tremor stuff and issue with govt agencies are killing.
Still outside civilization except for times my fone manage catch netwrk.
How you dey?
Always Victorian

victorian:
Lol


You sef!

So harsh!

Are u back to civilization my dear Pusiter
Miss you loads!

Prof. Your political advisers have not done well. This is what you get when you listen to people like Dickson.
Prof, this position is too small for you o....although there is always a humble beginning
I know you too well on a personal level as a clean and astute personality but Agberos in the lower chambers go stain you.

Reading all your comments eh have cracked my ribs. I never knew we have better Basket mouth, Alibaba, Bovi etc on this forum.

It goes beyond just being weak. It is insanity and foolishness at its peak.

victorian:
Nobody is worth dying for.

Don't ever lost yourself, your senses, mind and body to anyone, even if both of you are married.

What a pity. She's too weak.

You go burn o.....na person market....

Dudeweedlmao:
You 're the first thing my eye catches.

Hmm.....to me height then comes legs, then comes face and in the face, comes the dentition and lips, follow by the desserts- bobbie and ukwu. For the main thing after the physical attributes are as follows: eloquence, sharpness, brightness, neatness, thoroughness, hardworking/career driven the rest na jara.....

MissRaine69:
An arse man
A leg man or a man that prefers an ample bosom?
As much one might want to argue that physical attributes do not matter what catches your eye first?

Now we are on the same page.
Only restructuring can bring about your envisaged powerful institution.

pryme:
But all this can happen without restructuring, and it may not happen even if we restructured. We just need powerful institutions.

It is the system/structure that controls resources, not an office or individual.
Instance, Oil as a resource(s) is managed/exploited by multinationals (Shell/AGIP etc). They, in turn, remit through taxes an agreed percentage (as enshrined in the constitution) to the host community i.e local government first (having the largest share/percentage of the tax), the state government and a little percentage to the federal government.
Once the local government who collects the largest percentage, collects its taxes, you and I (grassroots people) know how much we are expecting, we do our calculations and initiate policies for our local government to execute through supervisory councilors. Same applies to the states and the federal government.
No local government Chairman and his councilors would swindle their community and they close their eyes?
This is the system. The Control of Military/Defence/Federal Police (FBI in USA) remains with the Federal government while the State government focuses on issues like educational enhancement, welfare programmes, link road constructions etc
Our eyes will leave Abuja for good and careless if Buhari eats or quench.

pryme:
No you don't get it, who will control this revenues and resources generated by the state? The local government? Or the federal government?
So what will be the role of the Governors? or are you saying the Governors will just be figure heads.

Who ever has control over resources is the one with absolute power, you cant start telling me a local government Chairman will control over resources when there is a state governor.

Apologies if I quoted you.
But no be so dem take dey address person.
Na becos you be guy if not

4601CE:
Ok.
You didn’t have to quote me in the first place though

Bros, get it! Understand what restructuring really means.
No one said powers would be given to regional/governors
Powers would reside in the grassroot, then states, before federal.
The constitution would empower the local units to function more and make both states/federal less attractive.

pryme:
Hahahaha, all your comments are just wishful thinking. If the Governor makes the state account his personal account what will you do to him? If he fails to pay salary what will you do to him? If he rigs his elections what will you do to him? If he hand picks local government Chairman to do only his bidding what will you do?
What - you will take him to court? Or you will revolt? Do you think they won't mind unleashing military on protesters?

Just look at what's on ground here and now in this country, Most states cant utilize the little they have been given is it when they are given more before they can be efficient all of a sudden?

State governors REFUSE to pay salaries, is it when you give them regional power that they will become wise all of sudden?

We should learn to differentiate fairy tales from reality.

It could be tempting to buy but liquidating eh, you will go through hell. It is like getting your pension money from your PFA

sirBLUNT:
i think buying this bond and liquidating after 3month or more won't be bad idea...pusyiter, lefulefu what do you guys think?

Bro, anything FG, abeg, it means forget it.
Nothing would come out from this shit

4601CE:
verything you need to know about FGN Savings Bond is on this thread
https://www.nairaland.com/3658395/fgn-savings-bond
You can ask questions there too.
Thank me later.

Bros, I think you should first understand what restructuring truly means. It is either you are a science student or something relative.

Aruksman:
Seriously how many strong governors have lost elections in Nigeria , those who lost had scores to settle with abuja or were not recontesting , Theodore Orji won twice despite his poor performance, martin elechi same, watch as Ishaku of taraba will also win his, do you really think that governors are voted on performance No. But on money , on election day your poor performing governor shares you 3k to vote him and you would

I understand from where you are talking from.
Your position is by virtue of the prevalent situation in Nigeria of which only restructuring can solve.
Once we practice restructuring ie devolution of powers, the local government by virtue of the constitution would exert more functions/powers than even the state Governors thereby putting an end to the politics of handpicking.
The local constituents would be directly answerable to you and I because we know them to their fathers' house in the village and every one kobo that comes into the local coffers, it will be easy to monitor and evaluate thereby curbing corruption/wastage. It is like running an Association/ NGO. It simply makes governance closer to the people and that is what democracy is all about
In fact, this is as simple as ABC but some disgruntled Nigerians want to make it cumbersome to confuse some of us.

Aruksman:
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My brother you talk as if you are not in Nigeria , I agree with you that it will diversify our economy but ask yourself what the billions of dollars gotten from oil has been used for.
Secondly do you have local govt chairman or caretakers who are empowered by governors for there selfish reason .
Imagine the number of unnescary aides our governors have with the little they get from abuja and imagine how many more they will appoint when they get more funds.

Yes I say they will be dictators because the presidential powers will have no effect in there domain so they will definitely decide who gets elected and there positions
, Today in some states e.g Rivers the state budget is a secret documents, in some states lime IMO and rivers the governors have said and handpicked those who will be contesting the election's and are only be fought to a standstill by abuja so if you weaken abuja they will be stronger.

Let's be prudent with our resources, pay salaries , invest in human capital devt , get the right infrastructures and policy's and Nigeria will be better.

Men....I gbadu your style
carry on. Anytime sha, I deyoooo

sirBLUNT:
i bin try control u na but you dey ofline...next time sha i go hala....unto yarinya i no be oliver twist,i'm down i need to secure my future wit wetin i don see for abj

You for control me na.....Maitama no far from my office
Well, anytime you enter, holler @me but no yanriyan for here wey you go like o....

sirBLUNT:
i just dey low key i been enter maitama go run some kind package...unto 2019 abeg make una show us the way oo

Sorry to say....you assertions are totally out of point.
How on earth would one imagine that restructuring would increase the cost of governance?
What is political and economic restructuring?
Get it first. Restructuring simply means without reference to scholastic works, giving powers to the constituent units (state and local governments).
Our economy depends so much on oil and the solution is restructuring. Why?
When we restructure, the oil-producing states would pay a given sum to the federal government motivating other States to think outside the box and harness what they have to better their economy either in agriculture or otherwise.
It will never make dictators out of Governors simply because the local governments would have more functions/powers than their Governors thereby making them closer and accountable to the people.
For the records, there is nothing like economic and political restructuring. It is only a nomenclature of some people.
When you restructure, everything falls into place both politically, economically etc.
The USA is a typical example of a restructured Nation.
I stop here for now.

You nailed it. Good analysis

Vianna:
The Syrian war will end as soon as the Russians, Americans, and Iranians decide it will end. It is not so much a civil war, as it is a war between Shia and Sunni Muslims.

On the one side you have a sub-sect of Shia, led by Assad, on the other side the majority Syrians, the Sunnis led by everybody. In between, there are the Kurds, trying to find a place to call their own.
The Russians got what they wanted: a warm sea port in the Mediterranean sea; now, they must pay the piper.

Hezbollah is paying (nearly 2,000 killed thus far) Assad for all of his help over the years in cementing their takeover of Lebanon. Iran is doing its best to keep a close ally in power, continuing to support and train their western forces (Hezbollah) as best they can, and try to increase their influence in the region.

Assad is trying to survive.

ISIS is trying to survive.

The various Syrian forces are trying to get justice and revenge.

Arab states, Qatar, Saudis etc are doing their best to keep Iran in check and assert their power and influence.
Turkey hates Assad (they are Sunnis) and wants to make sure that the Kurdish people don’t have an independent state.

The Americans want to contain the Russians, the Iranians, and ISIS. No love for Assad either.

Sorry...that is not democracy let alone its beauty
Only in 9ja you see such.
Other countries we borrow democracy from don't do such.

KEZDON:
Beauty of Democracy!!!

Let the transfer window continue...

Bros.....I dey o
I enter voice mail unto 2019.
How you side?

sirBLUNT:
see this baba wey i just dey find for abj from maitama to asokoro to wuse2...baba where you go hid?abi u don go adventure for the other side?

This is the Cabal we are talking about.
What business has a Chief of Staff got to do with controlling a sensitive organ of government and Bubu watches with old eyes wide open?
Only in 9ja you can get this scrap

Same applies

Rosay15:
Okay oh but wat about d hair on d body?

Who said?
The bushie the better

chiommy123:
Someone said its unattractive with the bush

Are you one of them?

Famousqueen:
some woman don't enjoy sex, they only do it to please their guy, i also know that there are women who prefer masturbation to sex, and when i say masturbation, i don't mean penetration

Only in 9ja you blame Buhari for everything.
Person not fit piss, na Buhari, you no waka come fall, na Buhari
You go abroad illegally, na Buhari
Dem deport you, na Buhari
Wetin we no go see?

Keep blaming the youth....
Common this forum you can hardly get objective assertions from the so-called youth yet you are calling on the youth?
Which youth? Youth that have sold their birthright and conscience on the platter of religion and ethnic sentiments?

So therefore, what is the alternative?

Good piece @OP but so sad to note that we have irrational bigots in a sane climes like this forum .