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uzoma213:
I recognize some of these streets from GTA 5, that's how I know that is LA

Vlain:
Yes we do. They are so many in abuja

OROSUNBOLB:
Thanks Iya mi !

Work Progress as at: November-24-2020

Work Progress as at: November-24-2020

OROSUNBOLB:
I sincerely do not know what you want me to get or understand here ! Perhaps, if you remain focused on the subject matter and what brought about this discourse,you'll have a clear understanding of my points.

Some streets,possibly Europeans',were shown here and the question was "why don't we have these kind of streets in Nigeria ?" My answer to that was very simple and that's, the present system is not working and will never work for a country like Nigeria or any other African country that's heterogeneous like ours.

How on earth would any sensible person expect a unitary system of government to work in a country with sharp diverse background, culture, religion ,etc ? We are different people lumped together by the Europeans strictly for their own selfish economic gains and that's why it is difficult for us to work together and build an enviable nation like the Europeans.. Most European countries and others alike are ethnically homogenous people.

My point basically is that the heterogeneous nature of Nigeria demands that we should practise true federal system of government as practised during our first republic. We all could see the rapid developments that each region witnessed during that period. True federalism means given a group of people with same background, culture,belief system,same aspirations etc the freedom to own their future and develop at their own pace !

I find your argument that the U S does not practise true federal system of government quite laughable ! Come on,what are you saying ? United States is quite similar to Nigeria in terms of huge population with diverse ethnic groups and backgrounds. And this is why in each State,there are different law that governs their public life and administration - different state police departments, different laws and judicial systems ,etc. What is obtainable (law)in Virginia is certainly not what you'll find Ohio or Texas. They have different ways of doing things because they are ethnically different people ! California is the richest state in the U S because it has control over its resources and does not have to go to the White House ,with cap in hands, to beg for meagre shares from the federation's account.

What states like Lagos,Oyo,Ogun,Abia,Kano and others are getting from Abuja can never be enough to drive meaningful developments and that's the fact ! The present system is defective and can't deliver the desirable developments we all crave for. Did Awolowo, Azikiwe and Bello not achieve a lot with regional system of government ? Powers should be devoted to states ( regions) while Abuja is given responsibility to manage defence,foreign affairs and others businesses that are federal in nature. This is the only way out as there won't be any angel to perform any miracle from Aso rock !

We must go back to the regional system of government - Northern region,Western region and Eastern region - as practised in the first republic for us to witness rapid developments in our country. How do you fashion out a common goal or course for a people with different aspirations and beliefs ? Some people's aspiration may be to build some gold plated mosques in Sokoto while some may want to build a rocket site in Aba or have a world class University in Osogbo ! Are these people same to you ? Can they ever work together ? How do you influence their "mentality" to have a common goal ?

We are different people with different aspirations and priorities and that's why the present system is not working for the country. States should be collapsed into regions where people with same culture,values,aspirations etc are joined together to fashion a common course for themselves and to develop at their own pace while Abuja is retained as a unifying centre for all ! Today,Buhari is operating as if he was elected by his ethnic fulanis alone. Tomorrow, an Igbo man will definitely tow same line and are you going to blame any Yoruba for doing same ?

Regional system that is built on true federalism is the way out !

"Be proud we're importing oil from Niger republic — FG tells Nigerians Hausa-Fualani”

Ifeoluwav:
You don't get it yet, read my posts again.

Do you think the people that shipped themselves to Australia killed the natives took over their land, shipped themselves to North America did the same, shipped them selves to South America did similar, shipped them selves to South Africa did similar, came to Africa enslaved African Ancestors to build for them, came back later to colonize the same Africans, joined tribes together so that they will keep fighting each other. Did they get any retribution for all these? Did they apologize? ask yourselve how where they able to do all these?
Do you think they have repented or they are still cooking up something cunningly??

Now look at police brutality around the globe it is against which race? Have there been justice so far? Why is it so difficult to end police brutality around the globe when it is about human life? It is the same struggle for black people everywhere.
Africans don't get they are also facing the effect of racism around the globe because they live in countries mostly dominated by black people.
If you don't get it at this point, no more explanation, do your research.

Aconomist:
Paul Kagame banned hawking in Kigali. That's the main reason why the city is so much cleaner than West African cities. Street Hawking must be banned.

Aconomist:
The problem in Nigeria is our low tax to GDP of just 6% compared to 14% in Ghana and 28% in South Africa. If Nigeria collected as much tax as Ghana, we would have an annual government tax revenue of $56 billion per year compared to the current $13 billion reported in 2019.

Nigerians love to complain about corruption and mismanagement, but Nigeria's budget is smaller than the budget of a single city in the United States.
Yes, one American city generates more tax revenue than the entire country of Nigeria. That's the main reason why things look so horrible. According to the World Bank, a country will never develop until its tax to GDP ratio hits 15%.

If we don't dramatically increase tax revenue, the country will explode. The government also needs to dramatically cut budgets and salaries to redirect funds to infrastructure.

Solutions

1. We need a massive property tax in cities like Abuja and Lagos. 1% of your property value goes to tax every single year for an infrastructure fund that is directed to road construction and infrastructure in the LGA. Everything must be audited and published online.

2. We need a massive luxury tax of 10% on all plane tickets sold in Nigeria -- the tax jumped to 25% on first class ticket because no black monkey deserves to fly first class while his country looks like a zoo. Learn your place.

3. We need to decentralize an regionalize government. Hausa/Fulani leadership is the main reason why Nigeria is lagging behind its peers like Ghana and the Bantu countries in terms of development. Every region should be responsible for collecting its own taxes and developing its own industries.

Yenefer:
Security actually have improved during Buhari tenure. During Badluck is all about bombs and indiscriminate killings. Crude oil price plunge when Buhari took over in 2015 he has to manage things. If not for Buhari Nigeria will have collapse

ovcwality:
You are fool and not different from the politicians, what is black man, black Brain? Instead of insulting the politicians and the country,

mrMeen:
bros this is something that I want to do too, may I recommend you start off as a state governor so you that you can develop it to your image afterwards the road to presidency will be easy.

iblawi:
People like you need to leave your village and come to Abuja. Your state capital is not the whole Nigeria.

giddy2019:
sukunbi rapheal
come back facebook now

Hillary Okechukwu was a sales executive with the Lagos-based broadcaster until November 18 when he was asked to resign after being accused of misappropriating company funds.

Ifeoluwav:
Africa black people are poor because they are being manipulated, lied to, deceived etc.

The thing is black people are the only ones not allowed to achieve their potential, this is why all black countries seem to be underdeveloped which isn't normal.

omotomki:
Bros,no be only safari,some come to Africa to collect Sun.when you stay in a very cold region,you will appreciate the sun in Africa. Some come to cool tension,take away stress ,see new things , understand way of life and culture .you seem nice though lol

omotomki:
This is sign of inferiority ,when you have a bad impression about your self ,your country and your race, nothing can be beautiful to you .Learn to appreciate what you have, do you expect people to value you when you say black people are worthless. I don't stay in naija but I have seen white folks who love Africa and love to go on vacation in Africa. I am proud to be African and in no way worthless .in Nigeria, you can afford to build a luxurious house , do you know how much it cost to own a house abroad and how many years of mortgage.

NdigboWorldwide:
Banana Island is very well overrated, those who have not travelled out of the country will think banana island is beautiful. But Eko Atlantic from what i can see so far is being well planned.

Aconomist:
In fact, South Africa is regressing back to the rest of Africa, now that the monkeys are in charge. They looted and destroyed ESKOM, now have rolling blackouts and power outages. The black man is not meant to have electricity. He must live in darkness. Black skin, black brain, black life.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwGExu0YlCU

Aconomist:
Look at "banana Island" the most expensive real estate in Africa. It looks like a zoo! Everything shoddy, substandard and haphazard! A multi-million dollar state looks inferior to a common neighborhood in the United States! Black people are worthless. Someone please drop a nuke on Africa so the world can heal from this plague called negros.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FliHRUN9wU

IronGalaxy:
Again, this word "ordinary" ..so laughable for people in your position to be using this word. Imagine calling a superpower like China "ordinary" smh

Strange57:
which state are you from?