₦airaland Forum

Sholaco:
Lol....is he not a professional? He will get a job worth billions soon, when another door s closed others open

How is he professional. What is the business of an Architect with a Bill of Quantities.... okay he wants to build...is he certified to do that?...

Funmisurge:
Hmmm! No free moni for actors and actress again.
Now, u must work for ur money, I can understand omosexy. No mind Buhari jor, his four years go soon finish.
Aunty oby still dey talk abi? Run away presidential candidate, the woman sabi cry no be small, just little pressure wey him party give am, she run comot her shoe, she think to be the president of the highest black race on earth na moimoi..

Just forget about critics, be cerebral and address the issues. If you feel we are better off today than before this government emerged as a result of its po,icies, enumerate them, simple. I know sentiments are hard to detach fro the rypical Nigerian psyche but you have to try. Talk about the issue at hand, leave the personalities alone. We are talking about a government versus its citizens. Omotola does not live in Zamfara, neither is she poor nor uneducated, the discourse is not about her.

I don't talk for or against government because of my persona. I don't need government for almost anything, but when you travel across the country as frequently as I do you see incontrovertible evidencethat all is not well in this country. Things are really bad.

9jaRealist:
You seem confused about the relationship between governments and citizens.

Governments are elected to SERVE the people, and thus like any other SERVANT has a duty to account to the people they are elected to SERVE and/or could be held by the people (their employers) to ACCOUNT. On the other hand, the duty of the citizen is (as applicable) to pay taxes and obey the laws of the land - and if they are particularly civic-minded to call the government to ACCOUNT from time to time! Thanks Omotola.

Apt. Well done. When these kindergarten folks turn on CNN or Sky News on politics in the States or the UK do they feel that campaigns are over. Is there a minute in the US media where Trump is not been lambasted or criticised vehemently. That is despite an economy in record surge, security at an all time high. Then Nigerians should keep silent and 'NOT CAMPAIGN' when the exact opposite is happening.

By the way ask Trump how many countries he has been since he became President 3 years ago...not up to the fingers on my hands. Leadership is leadership.

Pojomojo:
If omosexy was one of those artists depending on Govt patronage, she can never speak up. Those who depend on government for their source of income or business cannot speak the truth in today’s Nigeria. Neither can those afraid of going to jail. Full blown tyranny.
If your children aren't better than you, you have failed as a parent. If your students aren't better than you, you have failed as a teacher and if the citizens are not better than the leaders, the leaders have failed!

Apt. Nuff said.

freeze001:
Good thing you applaud constructive criticism as you call it and appreciate Omotola's statements as such. Tell me though, how has the government responded to the criticism in question? Does the response by Bashir on behalf of the government show a government that is aware and responsive? What is encouraging about the insinuation that she may not be among those that work for 'clean money'? You should be able to call out the government you so support for attempting to attack the citizen that summoned the courage to criticise its failures instead of acknowledging same and making better efforts to improve the harsh and hellish situations Nigerians have been subjected to in the last 4 years!

My dear you are wasting your time. They are just a bunch of fundamentalist supporters who will rather see this country crumble into the dust. I can't for thelife of me imagine how a person can succeed without critics, how a student can gain knowledge without examination, how a device can come to market without testing. You wonder if they had employees, they'd never query them, if they have children they never caution them....

How can you give simeone so much power.... over your life and destiny and ask nothing in return. What sort of sick, patriarchal, feudalistic system is that.

Nigerians must be ready to suffer to crises level for minds to mature and for the horse of destiny to assume its righful position at the front of the cart. I'm just so sorry for this country.

I've said my own and done my part. Can't enter into the minds of Nigerians to ring a bell.

Indeed sir. Now you have more policemen protecting you than you did in 2015, why won't you feel safer.

I have said it time and again. The economy is in a bad shape. Rising insecurity is one of several indicators. It is holding back investment in quite a number of locations and making business more expensive to handle.

For the administration to harp on agriculture in its economic showcase nullifies the important role of educational related enterprises in the development of this country. I repeat again, industrialization not agriculture is the key to sustainable development and future prosperity. Any government that cannot advance industrialization but constantly falls back on the grace of agriculture cannot be said to be performing.

Agriculture will not take us out of poverty. Let anyone who has an ear should hear. There is no country with a population of over a hundred million that can feed, clothe, educate, treat and secure its people based solely on the proceeds of agriculture.

The industrial revolution in Europe and America which started from the early 1700's is when the world's ancient civilisations parted ways economically. That is when Africa was left behind. Europe and America still practice agriculture. They can feed themselves many times over but it was the ability to generate power, to build devices of transport, to build machinery that simplified tasks and multiplied effort that gave them the prosperity they enjoy today.

Any leadership or government of Nigeria that cannot spur us to industrialization is just a waste of space. The massive jobs of the future will be in the factories, industrial plants, fabrication workshops, design shops, power plants, service centres. That should be our target and the barometer for a functioning government. Do that and the population of a local government can feed allNigerians many times over. Agriculture SHOULD NOT be the biggest employer of labour for a forward thinking economy.

Thought we will not hear of such anymore thoughtless of at the highest levels of this government at a dire time like this when government's finances are under severe pressure. Just goes to show that corruption in Nigeria is a structural, fundamental issue that only structural reforms can address. If we are still hearing billions stolen under the watch of a so called hardlined, incorrupt leader then when he is gone in 2023 what happens.... trillions?

If we donot restructure we must then prepare for the worst.

On a lighter note how come 'Hen...a' is close to 'Fowl...a'. No wonder the hen conveniently escaped to London before Christmas.... sorry Easter...

His last term. Last chance to build a legacy the prospects of which have been severely battered in his first term. So there is absolutely no need to appoint politicians or so called 'party men' like his wife would desire. He should go for high quality technocrats, the very best in their fields and truly incorruptible.

Politicians will only have their eyes fixed on 2023 and will do nothing but feather their nests or build massive war chests to contest. 2nd term is called looting term for a reason.

peacettw:
So much vitriol. And yet not one thing said.

You know what. A time back I too was always disappointed in the tragic stories of these public figures. My list is even longer than yours and it did include Mr. Tiger Woods. Remember he was in the famous Gillette trio of invincible athletes together with Roger Federer and Thierry Henry. Even Federer lost contact with him in his troubles. It took me a while to get over it.

Then I realised something. That it is hard, very hard to find a person who excels in everything. Life is about effort and compromises. It is hard to excel in one thing without sacrificing something else. What these athletes, musicians, actors, professors, even pastors go through to get to the top gives them little room to learn and practice other skills we mere mortals take for granted.

The opportunities we have to blend our lives into societal conformities may not have been available to them when they needed them in their youth. Not making excuses for them but a kid who spent most of his youth on a golf course, football field, gymnasium or tennis court and out of contact with the opposite sex and living a regimented life is not going to make perfect relationships when he eventually tries.

A kid who grew up in a poor home that lacked everything including parents who understood the dynamics of money making and prosperity is not going to make sound economic choices when he starts to rake in millions from sports, film or music. Where will he learn that from especially if he was denied sound formal education as well.

So.we need to contextualise the circumstances around these people. What I do and will advice is a mental detachment from the person or personality and rather appreciate the works he does for its excellence and inspiration but knowing it came at such a high cost that we may not be able to bear if we seek a perfectly rounded, idealistic life.

Have a nice day dear.

That is better. But to have come out and for all intents and purposes and made clear he will hand over the keys of the Senate to the Presidency was just disastrous.

peacettw:
Again, this is my opinion. Same that I have for Trump, the Clintons, Chris Brown, and any other male and indeed female out there who think they can get away with bad behaviour. You may choose to forget. I dont

That is a receipe for a seriously miserable life. The God that created you forgives and I'm sure those he offended have as well and moved on. So where do you stand...out in the cold.

My dear its been a decade.... move on.

peacettw:
I lost my respect for this man a long time ago. All I can say towards this supposed success is this, your time has come and gone... Leave the younger ones to find their footing. Michael Jordan retired from basketball and will forever be remembered as one of the greatest athlete of our generation with millions from endorsements etc.
Tiger Woods should aim towards that. Repair your public image first and help us forget your past deeds. Then work towards immortalizing your name in golf. Winning tournaments by a stroke of luck etc will not do that

Sorry, but this is not your call. He won one of four major golf tournament after almost a decade and a half of troubles. That is legendary. That is the greatest comeback of all time in any sport.

rahazaqa:
I said the Emirs, i did not say the community people. It is left for the NA to find out why the Emirs are in love with the Bandits and why they derive joy in killing their people. You can read the topic, the relationship between the Emir and the bandits is very cordial. This is north, where boko haram who claim to be Muslims bomb mosques, kill their family and kinsmen, so it does not suprise me that the Emir can sponsor this mad men.

That is why you need law enforcement that is close to the people, better, law enforcement of the people. If a policeman resides in a village, will he just sit by and watch bandits drinking maltina at a local pub? When you restructure you change the dynamic of the relstionship between people and their leaders, people and their fellow citizens. They pay for their police, who do you expect the police to work for.... the Emirs?.... c'mon.

But to wait for the 'national' police who are busy carrying the briefcases and handbags of politicians or collecting tips at the checkpoints is just folly. How many incidents will the IG handle. So they wait helplessly, unable to contribute to their security, unable to give information and intelligence on who is doing what until they are blasted into bits by bombs raining down from the Airforce. If the Emirs are in cahoots, is it the Airforce from Abuja that will know or the man on the streets of those communities. Who will you believe.

This doesn't sound right. Please let us think aright. This thing is not working.

rahazaqa:
The military were right, the Emirs have something to do with the Banditry.

Then it will be easier for the people to deal with the situation and will in all likelihood not complain of any outcome. If a community is in cahoots with criminals then why are members of the community victims. This doesn't make sense.

This is exactly what I am saying. Where is law enforcement in those local communities. Why does our Constitution permit large security voids by centralizing command and control. If the local government chairman was a street away from the 'County Sheriff', will this ever happen.

But in Nigeria the local police station is probably miles away and the chain of command and logistics so long and cumbersome that will likely make a rapid response impossible.

We seriously need to restructure. This system is not working.

sparog:
You're funny ooh

Even USA with all their expertise do make mistakes sometimes no to talk of Nigerians for that matter. Nigerians that will not employ the best brains to execute stuffs but will rather employ man wey know man.

Anyway, RIP to the helpless villagers that were victims of the very folks meant to protect them

Oga stop this nonsense. The United States or British or French airforce will never, never, never be seen dropping bombs on civilian towns and cities in their countries. What is wrong with you.

Why not ask what has happened to the police. You pass them everyday at checkpoints collecting money from citizens. Is that what they should be doing. You find nothing wrong with the fact that the police have been reduced to nothing more than security guards and the military had been reduced to the police. When serious external aggression comes, who will become the military then?

Our society gets degraded everyday and here you are comparing a nation at war with foreign aggressors to one at war with criminals. If the police can no longer guarantee civil liberties then it should be disbanded, simple. Then yhe citizens will take laws into their hands.

The military is not and will never be part of the law enforcement and jurisprudence architecture. The serial failure of state is only a recipe for anarchy. We desperately need to restructure this country to put square pegs in square holes. If this nonsense doesn't stop, I can guarantee that the people in those domains will turn against the state and will side with criminality.

If Nigeria was properly structured the Emirs will be speaking to the office of the local Country Sheriff. I just wonder how banditry escalates to become a national problem involving the use of heavy weaponry.

Can we see how our structure makes mountains out of mole hills. Continue down this path and the people turn against the State and a full blown insurgency begins. If the United States was Nigeria the end of the infamous crime couple, Bonnie and Clyde will have come with the United States Airforce dropping atomic bombs on Louisiana.

We are suffering this restructuring problem full time. I just wish them the best. If they cannot see the need for a good primary health care and emergency health care system with most cases ending up in London or Indian hospitals why will they see the need to restructure so that crime is handled, isolated and snuffed out at the micro scale before it becomes a national emergency.

Jowanson:
Can't the river Niger be dredged to allow vessels to come in? I trust the whites....if they were the ones having this river Niger traversing their territory like this, am sure they would have found a way to make it passable for ships since.

What am saying in essence is that, there is the need to free Lagos sea port and develop other ones in the south south region which of course will benefit the SE and the SS regions tremendously.

It has been dredged several times but it is a tropical river and so you must understand it is a high silt, high maintenance river. It can be dredged regularly if funds can be generated from its use but for now the best bet will be to have a deep port at a major tributary mouth where it reaches the Atlantic and have internal ports along all the way to Lokoja serviced by barges the same way the mighty Mississippi river operates in the States.

This is the idea I have in mind and will be implementing hopefully in a few of years between Lokoja and a suitable location in Delta state. There is no reason why barges and tugs cannot be used to move all sorts of goods from containers to gasoline to steel billets from Ajaokuta. Nigerians should think. We are not exploiting anything near our potentials. A single 1000 ton barge (considered small) will carry equivalent of 30 to 40 container trucks for a fraction of the cost with minimal environmental impact and a big savings on our roads.

Good development. Kudos to the PMB government for sustaining it.

Gloriagee:
Reason I don't understand who voted this duo back in. Peeps be propagating personal interest over national interest. Lady keep speaking the truth...u will live long

Ultra partisanship on both sides caused it. Practically everyone took a partisan position which is unusual. The neutral, objective, 'facts on ground' voter was unanimously absent.

Again, another sharp learning curve in our nascent democracy. Hopefully in 2023 the centre space will widen and be decisive as it was in 2015.

partnerbizz4:
Its terrible.

Go out daily and see people suffering.

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Its really, really bad out there. If you are close to someone offering social services.... such as health care, financials, you'd know. The economy is in a very poor shape.

dominique:
Only child of her parents, and got cut at the prime of her life. I don't want to imagine the anguish her parents must be going through right now, may God console them.

Rather anguish that they could not keep their ward on the straight and narrow. Poor parenting will always have consequences.

Black man and frivolities. When will we ever change. Instead of rolling up his sleeves and preparing to meet the raging fire in Imo with sound governance, he is busy jumping from one ceremony to the other.

He doesn't know it now but the reality is clear. The state he inherits is not one of milk and honey but of debts and difficulties. The moment he is sworn in society begins to draw down his goodwill and the popularity he needs to make sound reforms will ebb away quickly. Four years in politics is like a day. He is the governor elect, he should start work like yesterday and the work starts not in London or Portharcourt but in the nooks and crannies of Imo, with the people who voted him. To consolidate their support and begin to explain to them the necessary sacrificial paths they need to thread to survive.

If I am employed to a position where my predecessor was recently sacked for non performance the company is suffering for, guess what my priorities will be a month before taking office.... as a real, serious SERVANT. We expect to be hearing policy moves, governing statements and a sound development framework by now. He should not forget that Imo State is one gripped in a power flux. The APC is down but not destroyed. It will regroup and give him a torrid time to the advantage of the citizens. Nuff said.

chibuzorAbia:
Very very senseless and stupiid statement. The economy of a country full of poor people reproducing at a dangerously alarming rate cannot be focused just on alleviating the pains of the hungry and irresponsible common man. So we should spend the $45b on importing food to feed the hopeless common man leaving infrastructure and our agricultural development, abi?

But higher reserves is meant to stabilise the naira in favour of imports..... such as food imports you criticise. The high interest rates that draw FPI's into he economy also kills off local industries. So you need to think deeply and carefully before a blanket support or derision of this situation. It is clearly a doube edged sword.

In developed economies interest rates and inflation is more important than reserves but this happens where the local currency floats and the economy is well diversified with a viable export engine. A quest for higher reserves though laudable remains essentially a socialist policy. In Nigeria it is the antithesis of a diversified, export driven, modern economy.

jullidee2006:
is it sustainable?

Well, as long as interest rates remain high the latest FPI moves will remain. What we should ask is what do we prefer.... higher interest rates or higher reserves, in this case. Economists should speak up.

TumblrGyal:
HaHaHa joke!.. If this is a rule then the exception is phenomenal.. Math is my forte

Way to go girl....

Not the ladies around me.... I don't know where these folks get their stats. Must be looking at the butt of the elephant.

gurunlocker:
What did they removed when Bubu came on board and increased the fuel pump price to #145?

That is what it is, increase in price which only reduces subsidy. It doesn't remove it altogether. Removal means you and I pay the right price for what we consume. Right now you and I are paying more than the right price. Nigerians in reality are paying more than the market price for fuel. The real excess goes to corrupt government officials and smugglers. The rest of us get poorer by the year.

Frankiss44:
Exactly.. Watford, Wolves and Leicester will be very tricky for the gunners away from home

Especially that man that came back to the Premiership after a few seasons at Celtic..... yes Brendan Rogers. The gunners have every reason to be concerned about him and Leicester.

mvem:
...oga mancity won't collect 6 points from spurs and utd

What makes you think they cannot.

Frankiss44:
Arsenal will have to improve their away form is they are to finish 4th though

Watford have their tails up after that gruelling cup semi against Wolves. It will be super difficult for Arsenal to get anything. They have tossed far too many winnable games down the stretch to remain top four. You wonder just how many opportunities are left. Their top four sojourn is clearly not in their hands. Most of their remaining matches are away against teams specialised in setting banana skins for the gunners.