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 Politics › Re: PDP Rejects 8,000 Polling Booths Allocated To South-east by Rawani: 1:01pm On Aug 25, 2014 |
abu12: Adding additional 8000 polling unit for the south east,they still want to complain. Do they want inec to create polling unit on river niger?Have they finished worrying about how to stop Erosion from swallowing the ones they have been allocated? 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: PDP Rejects 8,000 Polling Booths Allocated To South-east by Rawani: 12:13pm On Aug 25, 2014 |
EasternLeopard: Based on your logicDid you do English in school? The issue being discussed is registered voters, which will always reflect population, and not population in itself. Yes, random sampling on a state to state basis shows that Kaduna is 2.5 times the size of Abia's in terms of voter registration. https://serving.thisdaylive.com/0BEF99D6-ACF5-4E2C-9779-8FA02BA3FCD4/assets/5545-Screen-shot.jpg |
| Politics › Re: Boko Haram Should Be Allow To Capture More Towns Until After The 2015 Election by Rawani: 11:49am On Aug 25, 2014 |
Mekateka: lolzzzzzzz. If the north is so resourceful then why are they so scared of division of nigeria. The north has nothing, both human and mineral resources are not there and that is why they are contributing nothing to the federal government. The south east you called parasite in your propaganda stories has been clamouring for separation but the north refused to allow them, why? Because the north is stealing from them. If not so, then let them go.Did you not hear the Arewa Youths order for the Easterners to leave the North? Why can easterners not go and live on their land? You come across as grossly uninformed to suggest that the the north doesn't have solid minerals. The north is the most endowed region with regard to solid minerals (less oil). Gold, Uranium, Limestone, Tantalite etc abound all over the north. Educate yourself more. Agriculture is the second largest GDP contributor, and 90% of crop cultivation happens in the north, and it is renowned as the agricultural hub of the country. Human Resources? Lol. 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: PDP Rejects 8,000 Polling Booths Allocated To South-east by Rawani: 11:39am On Aug 25, 2014 |
Sealeddeal: Yeah,i have seen it. its really pathetic. So,out of 30,000 polling units created recently by INEC,the entire South will get 8,000 alone. Was south having more polling unit than North?Good question. |
| Politics › Re: PDP Rejects 8,000 Polling Booths Allocated To South-east by Rawani: 11:37am On Aug 25, 2014 |
EasternLeopard: Op made a mistakePopulation is the basis upon which PU's were distributed, considering the amended Electoral act prescribes a maximum of 500 voters per PU. For example, Kano State with 4,751,818 registered voters has 9,809, and Bayelsa State with 590,679 registered voters has 1925 PU's allocated to it. 3 Likes |
| Politics › Re: 3 Govs To Decamp To APC by Rawani: 11:15am On Aug 25, 2014 |
dirifred: LEARNER. Are you talking about the divided North or another? wait and see.What divided north? Haha fear is a bastard. 3 Likes |
| Politics › Re: PDP Rejects 8,000 Polling Booths Allocated To South-east by Rawani: 11:06am On Aug 25, 2014 |
The population and land mass of the North far exceeds that of the SE, what is he screaming for? Common sense dictates that a higher number of voters requires a higher number of polling units, otherwise there would be congestion and consequent disenfranchisement of voters. |
| Politics › Three PDP Governors To Join APC - Wamakko by Rawani(op): 10:56am On Aug 25, 2014 |
Sokoto State Governor Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko yesterday said that three governors from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are set to join the All Progressive Congress (APC) next month. Two of the governors to join the opposition are from the North. The other one is from the South, he said. Wamakko was in Kaduna last night for the APC Northwest caucus meeting to strategise ahead of a zonal rally slated for Sokoto next month. Wamakko said: “We met here to first and foremost put a functional zonal office and other offices to fill the gap and to hold zonal rallies to kick start our party’s victory stride by 2015. “As I am talking to you now, three PDP governors are set to join the APC between now and the end of September. Two of the governors are from the North while the third one is from the South.” When asked to comment on allegations that he has an anointed candidate to take over from him, the governor said: “Only God makes leaders, I cannot tell you who will succeed me in Sokoto State.” On the defection of former Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) boss, Nuhu Ribadu from the APC to the PDP, he declined comments because he (Ribadu) is a man of his own who can take decisions for himself. Wamakko left to attend another assignment at another venue. Kano State Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, former Governor of Zamfara State Senator Ahmed Sani and a former Speaker of the House of Representatives Aminu Bello Masari, among other APC chieftains from the Northwest zone were still meeting . SOURCE https://thenationonlineng.net/new/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Sokoto-State-Governor-Aliyu-Magatakarda-Wamakko.jpg |
| Politics › Re: Boko Haram Should Be Allow To Capture More Towns Until After The 2015 Election by Rawani: 10:43am On Aug 25, 2014 |
Mekateka: I think GEJ should allow bokoharam have the north. The north brought the evil culture that is now hurting them from Arabian continent and besides north is even a parasite to nigeria. GEJ please let them go form their islamic country so that nigeria can progress.Where have you been? 2013 figures have shown the SE is the real parasite to Nigeria. https://www.nairaland.com/862653/what-does-ss-se-contribute/7 https://www.nairaland.com/1872307/inter-regional-economic-disparities-nigeria https://www.nairaland.com/1870519/nigerian-non-oil-industry-discussion-thread 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: North Contributes Nothing To National Coffers –dokpesi by Rawani: 10:25am On Aug 25, 2014 |
Confronting Inter-regional Disparities in Nigeria https://cdn.akamai.thisdaylive.com/0bef99d6-acf5-4e2c-9779-8fa02ba3fcd4/assets/AYO-TERIBA-bckpg.jpg?maxwidth=400&maxheight=540 By AYO TERIBA From 19 states in 1980, the next two decades were to see the creation of 17 additional states (two in 1987, nine and the FCT in 1990, and six more in 1996) to arrive at the present 36 states and FCT in six geo-political zones or regions. The economies of all Nigerian states and regions had looked very similar in the stagnant 1980s and 1990s when weak global commodity prices inflicted deep contractions on the country’s economy. Oil production, agricultural and manufacturing output fell steeply and remained stagnant until 1999. Infrastructure, such as rail transport and power supply deteriorated or collapsed over this period. The nation’s economy however entered a recovery phase in 1999 when global commodity prices saw a broadly-based surge that has surprisingly been sustained for more than a decade, the brief contraction during the 2008/2009 global crisis notwithstanding. This has boosted agricultural, oil and trading output in Nigeria. Growth has however been concentrated in a few sectors as crops, oil, and commerce have contributed 90 per cent of Nigeria’s growth. Each of these three activities is regionally concentrated, meaning that some regions are excluded from the growth process. This creates a challenge of making growth more inclusive. Thus, regional growth incidence has been primarily dependent on regional resource endowments. States and regions are beginning to look very dissimilar as growth has not been uniform across the regions. States/regions included in the growth processes are getting rich, just as those excluded from the growth processes, remain poor. Regions can now easily be grouped into the haves and the have-nots. If this trend continues, the rich states/regions will get richer, and the poor, poorer. [b]North-west and North-central, with well-watered stretches of land area, account for 90 per cent of crop production; South-south, with access to coastal oil and gas deposits, accounts for 91.5 per cent of oil production; South-west, with the historic ports of Lagos and lucrative land borders, account for 60 per cent of trading and commercial activities, and North-central and South-south combine to contribute another 30 per cent of this. The remaining two regions, the semi-arid North-east with immense metal ores, and the landlocked South-east with immense coal deposits, are marginalised from the existing growth processes. The South-west gross regional output grew the most in 2012 with an absolute nominal increase of N1.4 trillion (or 21.8% nominal growth), followed by the North-west with N1 trillion (16.38%), and North-central with N800 billion (14.27%). These are to be compared to regional output increases of N123 billion (10.89%) in the South-east and N100 billion (8.19%) in the North-east. Owing to a slight dip in oil price in 2012 after growing impressively in the preceding three years, oil-dominated South-south recorded a slight decline of about N268.9 billion (-1.69%) in regional output in 2012. The South-south still had the largest gross regional product, N15.65 trillion (38.6% of Nigeria’s GDP), followed by the North-west’s N8.4 trillion (20.65%), South-west’s N8.2 trillion (20.26%), and North-central’s N5.7 trillion (15%). South-east’s N1.4 trillion (3.27%) and North-central’s N1.2 (3.11%) trillion were the smallest GRPs in 2012, each being even smaller than the increase in South-west’s regional output that year. More importantly, South-east and North-east not only had the smallest economies in 2012, they also recorded the least absolute and percentage growths. [/b] The seeming advantage of the South-south’s output over other regions has to be qualified that only a small fraction of the oil wealth created in the region is appropriated in the region. One third of the oil wealth is appropriated by multinational joint venture partners with the remaining two thirds heading into the federation account which only concedes 13 per cent of the oil revenue to producing states over and above what comes to them, like any other state, based on the revenue allocation. The non-oil output of about N1.9 trillion in 2012 is fully appropriable within the region, as with non-oil output in all other regions. The consequence is that South-south ranks third, after South-west and North-west in total consumption spending, and ranks a distant fifth, only ahead of the North-east, in consumption spending per head. The region’s domestic income is high enough to rank first; consumption is low enough to rank third; and consumption per head even lover to rank fifth. Worse still, food consumption per head in the region is the lowest in the country, while non-food consumption per head is the second highest; revealing the irony that, while the average person in the South-south spends less on food than persons in the other region, the average outlay on non-food items in the South-south is second only to the South-west, and even higher than in the North-central! This anomaly suggests that derivation pay-out funds luxury spending by few privileged government officials and their cronies, while the populace don’t have enough to spend on basic needs like food. http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/confronting-inter-regional-disparities-in-nigeria/155427/ |
| Politics › Re: Inter-regional Economic Disparities in Nigeria by Rawani(op): 9:49am On Aug 25, 2014 |
whatlyf: South-south ----had the largest gross regional product, N15.65 trillion (38.6% of Nigeria’s GDP)Yet they say the North contributes nothing to the economy when in actual fact, it is the SE that is parasitic to Nigeria and other regions in particular. 2 Likes |
| Politics › Re: What Does The Ss/se Contribute To Nigeria? by Rawani: 9:12am On Aug 25, 2014 |
aljharem: [size=14pt]Nope I am not attacking Igbo, I am telling those iddeeeiots like Nchara, Beaf and co that since they call others parasites the here is the mirror for them to see. |
| Politics › Inter-regional Economic Disparities in Nigeria by Rawani(op): 8:50am On Aug 25, 2014*. Modified: 10:18am On Aug 25, 2014 |
Confronting Inter-regional Disparities in Nigeria https://cdn.akamai.thisdaylive.com/0bef99d6-acf5-4e2c-9779-8fa02ba3fcd4/assets/AYO-TERIBA-bckpg.jpg?maxwidth=400&maxheight=540 By AYO TERIBA From 19 states in 1980, the next two decades were to see the creation of 17 additional states (two in 1987, nine and the FCT in 1990, and six more in 1996) to arrive at the present 36 states and FCT in six geo-political zones or regions. The economies of all Nigerian states and regions had looked very similar in the stagnant 1980s and 1990s when weak global commodity prices inflicted deep contractions on the country’s economy. Oil production, agricultural and manufacturing output fell steeply and remained stagnant until 1999. Infrastructure, such as rail transport and power supply deteriorated or collapsed over this period. The nation’s economy however entered a recovery phase in 1999 when global commodity prices saw a broadly-based surge that has surprisingly been sustained for more than a decade, the brief contraction during the 2008/2009 global crisis notwithstanding. This has boosted agricultural, oil and trading output in Nigeria. Growth has however been concentrated in a few sectors as crops, oil, and commerce have contributed 90 per cent of Nigeria’s growth. Each of these three activities is regionally concentrated, meaning that some regions are excluded from the growth process. This creates a challenge of making growth more inclusive. Thus, regional growth incidence has been primarily dependent on regional resource endowments. States and regions are beginning to look very dissimilar as growth has not been uniform across the regions. States/regions included in the growth processes are getting rich, just as those excluded from the growth processes, remain poor. Regions can now easily be grouped into the haves and the have-nots. If this trend continues, the rich states/regions will get richer, and the poor, poorer. North-west and North-central, with well-watered stretches of land area, account for 90 per cent of crop production; South-south, with access to coastal oil and gas deposits, accounts for 91.5 per cent of oil production; South-west, with the historic ports of Lagos and lucrative land borders, account for 60 per cent of trading and commercial activities, and North-central and South-south combine to contribute another 30 per cent of this. The remaining two regions, the semi-arid North-east with immense metal ores, and the landlocked South-east with immense coal deposits, are marginalised from the existing growth processes. The South-west gross regional output grew the most in 2012 with an absolute nominal increase of N1.4 trillion (or 21.8% nominal growth), followed by the North-west with N1 trillion (16.38%), and North-central with N800 billion (14.27%). These are to be compared to regional output increases of N123 billion (10.89%) in the South-east and N100 billion (8.19%) in the North-east. Owing to a slight dip in oil price in 2012 after growing impressively in the preceding three years, oil-dominated South-south recorded a slight decline of about N268.9 billion (-1.69%) in regional output in 2012. The South-south still had the largest gross regional product, N15.65 trillion (38.6% of Nigeria’s GDP), followed by the North-west’s N8.4 trillion (20.65%), South-west’s N8.2 trillion (20.26%), and North-central’s N5.7 trillion (15%). South-east’s N1.4 trillion (3.27%) and North-central’s N1.2 (3.11%) trillion were the smallest GRPs in 2012, each being even smaller than the increase in South-west’s regional output that year. More importantly, South-east and North-east not only had the smallest economies in 2012, they also recorded the least absolute and percentage growths. The seeming advantage of the South-south’s output over other regions has to be qualified that only a small fraction of the oil wealth created in the region is appropriated in the region. One third of the oil wealth is appropriated by multinational joint venture partners with the remaining two thirds heading into the federation account which only concedes 13 per cent of the oil revenue to producing states over and above what comes to them, like any other state, based on the revenue allocation. The non-oil output of about N1.9 trillion in 2012 is fully appropriable within the region, as with non-oil output in all other regions. The consequence is that South-south ranks third, after South-west and North-west in total consumption spending, and ranks a distant fifth, only ahead of the North-east, in consumption spending per head. The region’s domestic income is high enough to rank first; consumption is low enough to rank third; and consumption per head even lover to rank fifth. Worse still, food consumption per head in the region is the lowest in the country, while non-food consumption per head is the second highest; revealing the irony that, while the average person in the South-south spends less on food than persons in the other region, the average outlay on non-food items in the South-south is second only to the South-west, and even higher than in the North-central! This anomaly suggests that derivation pay-out funds luxury spending by few privileged government officials and their cronies, while the populace don’t have enough to spend on basic needs like food. http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/confronting-inter-regional-disparities-in-nigeria/155427/ |
| Politics › Re: What Does The Ss/se Contribute To Nigeria? by Rawani: 7:23am On Aug 25, 2014 |
aljharem: 1. Again SW contributes more GDP than SE minus lagos in terms of GDP according to you |
| Politics › Re: North MUST Sabotage Jonathan If He Corners The PDP Ticket by Rawani: 1:36am On Aug 25, 2014 |
Recent reports I have scooped suggest the North is working in that direction, the cost of doing otherwise is too high and varying strategies have been put in place to make sure the fisherman returns to his canoes in May. Tambuwal is doing his homework as we speak. 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: What Does The Ss/se Contribute To Nigeria? by Rawani: 1:24am On Aug 25, 2014 |
aljharem: @manny for life |
| Politics › Re: What Does The Ss/se Contribute To Nigeria? by Rawani: 1:02am On Aug 25, 2014 |
aljharem: 1. Again SW contributes more GDP than SE minus lagos in terms of GDP according to you |
| Politics › Re: What Does The Ss/se Contribute To Nigeria? by Rawani: 12:58am On Aug 25, 2014 |
Just bumping up the thread. |
| Politics › Re: North Contributes Nothing To National Coffers –dokpesi by Rawani: 11:53pm On Aug 24, 2014 |
atlwireles: This discussion is about monies shared monthly, collected as taxes in this country. I posted the tax collection by firs. Agriculture is 21% of the economy, all 36 states are food producers, you don't give away your food to anybody.. You have cows and goats in north, We have pigs and goats here too.Do you see how you deceive yourself and others? Check the title of the thread. The fact is that the North contributes substantially to the National economy unlike the East which contributes nothing. For the month of May 2013, the North contributed N40 billion to the Federation account, compared to 10 billion from the East. I have figures and statistics that will shake NL and expose the prejudices, lies and deceit of the SE and other parts of the south. Check https://www.nairaland.com/1420699/federation-account-allocation-short-changing for a taste of what to come. |
| Politics › Re: North Contributes Nothing To National Coffers –dokpesi by Rawani: 11:26pm On Aug 24, 2014 |
atlwireles: Even according to your export data. Rubber and Cocoa are over N200B of the N305B export earnings, yet you talk about north being the hub of agriculture.Sometimes you surprise me. Only a fraction of agricultural produce is earmarked for export. Did you see tomatoes or onions in the list? Is it not the North that supplies the entire country with these products? Have you forgotten beef? The North IS the hub of agriculture. |
| Politics › Re: Racism, The Rational & Logical Response To Black Behavior (philosophical Debate) by Rawani: 11:15pm On Aug 24, 2014 |
When Nandos charges me £30 for £5 worth of chicken and spicy rice, because of the ambience and fancy sauces...I never fail to take the liberty of filling my cup with free soda multiple times, as I am paying premium price I expect premium perks  . Everyone regardless of nationality does the same, even though there's a price for soda on the menu. The irony is you hardly find the freely dispensing soda machines in budget eateries in my part of the world, only proper restaurants. The bottom line, is that everyone takes advantage of opportunities when presented...whether white, black or purple. The OP's case, in which blacks were the only 'culprits', might be an isolated, or unique case. It is therefore unfair to promote a stereotype just because trends in a locality support the prejudice. 2 Likes |
| Politics › Re: North Contributes Nothing To National Coffers –dokpesi by Rawani: 10:48pm On Aug 24, 2014 |
atlwireles: Your attempt to mislead is appalling.That is a baseless allegation, devoid of reason or evidence. The fact remains that the North is the hub of Agriculture in Nigeria, which is the second source of National revenue after oil. |
| Politics › Re: 2015: Tambuwal In Secret Meetings With Northern Elders by Rawani: 10:42pm On Aug 24, 2014 |
Tambuwal's candidacy is welcome, however he is second to the Great General MB in order of preference for the APC flagbearer. |
| Politics › Re: North Contributes Nothing To National Coffers –dokpesi by Rawani: 10:33pm On Aug 24, 2014 |
atlwireles: Are your numbers not from non oil export gross earnings?Clearly Non-oil Export Net Earnings, the same injected into the treasury and shared to the several federating units. |
| Politics › Re: North Contributes Nothing To National Coffers –dokpesi by Rawani: 10:27pm On Aug 24, 2014 |
CocoaMerchant: Bro how u dey?Some kids ran to the mods o. They couldn't handle the heat the thread was creating, they prefer threads like these full of ignorance and fallacies, providing an opportunity for them to vent their inferiority complex induced anger against the north. 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: North Contributes Nothing To National Coffers –dokpesi by Rawani: 10:13pm On Aug 24, 2014 |
atlwireles: What numbers do you have here? How much in taxes did you contribute in 2013 or minerals earnings paid into the federal account. That's what this interview talked about.He was speaking about revenue, which the NBS report also states. The report outlines Non-Oil related revenue, of which Dokpesi stated is 72% of revenue shared. The rest of the revenue shared (28%) comes from Non-oil revenue which includes levies and taxes. The NBS report i presented breaks down this remaining revenue being shared, how can the North be then said to not contribute anything. The BIG question is what does the East produce? The east which Dokpesi cluelessly claimed contributes 8%  .DonXavi: North Contributes Nothing To National Coffers –Dokpesi 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: North Contributes Nothing To National Coffers –dokpesi by Rawani: 9:54pm On Aug 24, 2014 |
RUBBISH. MISGUIDED IGNORAMUSES FOLLOWING A MISGUIDED IGNORAMUS LIKE SHEEP BEING LED TO THE SLAUGHTER. Has anyone asked for the source document for his figures? The official body for statistical information in Nigeria is the NATIONAL BUREAU OF STATISTICS, and its 2013 Non-Oil Exports figures shows that - Nigeria earns N305bn from Non-Oil Export – NBS 2013 Nigeria earned about N305.1billion within the first three months of 2013, figures obtained from the National Bureau of Statistics indicate. A breakdown of the figures highlighted under “2013 Export First Quarter” in the NBS’ report on ‘Merchandise Trade’, showed that export from natural rubber was N158.38 billion; raw cocoa beans attracted N62.198 billion; Sesame seeds, N20,76 billion; cotton yarn, N16.44 billion; and Leather products, N8.56 billion. Similarly, within the period under review, the export value of flowers and buds stood at N8.19 billion; footwear, N7.07 billion; tanned or crust hides, N5.41 billion; frozen shrimps and prawns, N4.96 billion; ginger, N4.09 billion; sacks and bags, N3.84 billion; cigarettes, N2.75 billion; and aluminum alloys, N2.54 billion. The exports mentioned above, which are captured under the sub-heading, “2013 Export First Quarter” in the NBS report, totaled about N305 billion. However, the NBS further said, “Analysis on exports by section revealed that mineral products contributed N3,034.2billion or 87.9 percent of total exports during the quarter, followed by plastic, rubber and associated articles with N168.1billionn or 4.9 percent; and prepared foodstuffs, beverages, spirit, vinegar and tobacco with N115.2billion or 3.3 percent. From the 2013 National Bureau of Statistics Report we can deduce; North Sesame seeds - N20.76 billion Cotton yarn - N16.44 billion Leather products - N8.56 billion. Flowers and Buds - N8.19 billion; Tanned or crust hides - N5.41 billion Ginger - N4.09 billion Sacks and Bags - N3.84 billion N & SW Cigarettes - N2.75 billion footwear, N7.07 billion SW Natural Rubber - N158.38 billion Raw Cocoa Beans - N62.198 billion Frozen shrimps and prawns - N4.96 billion The North remains the backbone of the Cement Industry in Nigeria (Dangote, Sokoto Cement, Obajana, BUA) and has seen a growth of 95.6% in the span of 8 years, beginning 2005 to 2012 according to the Nigerian Cement Industry Report 2013 and with the rapid growth forecasted for the housing sector, the figures are set to rise. Numbers do not lie. Dokpesi must be deceitful, filled with bile, ignorant and completely cerebrally incapacitated to utter such a fallacious statement which his co-travellers will swallow hook, line and sinker. 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: Boko Haram Leader Proclaims ‘islamic Caliphate’ In Nigeria by Rawani: 6:34pm On Aug 24, 2014 |
Truly unprecedented. This is BH literally re-drawing the map of Nigeria. If a fresh intensified military offensive is not taken to crush and rubbish the gains of the insurgents, then we should be ready for a season of dark moons in this country. |
| Politics › Re: Boko Haram Creates ‘islamic Caliphate’ From Captured Towns In Northern Nigeria by Rawani: 6:28pm On Aug 24, 2014 |
Truly unprecedented. This is BH literally re-drawing the map of Nigeria. If a fresh intensified military offensive is not taken to crush and rubbish the gains of the insurgents, then we should be ready for a season of dark moons in this country. |
