₦airaland Forum

It is also good to live a simple, quiet life where 'outings' are of prime value because most people are vulnerable when they let loose and hoodlumns know this.

lonelydora:
I keep saying it...Bankers and Civil Servants are more corrupt than politicians

Several times more. The reports I am getting of cartels in the banks working in cahoots with civil setvants to pilfer the economy is simply mind boggling.

Abudu2000:
bad things happen bacause good people refuse to speak up, everyone is forming i-dont-carr and buhari is finishing this economy, okay oooo

The black man is doomed to learn from his failings and not from sound advice or enlightenment. It is in our DNA.

Alwaystruth:
My brother,we are in deep mess in Nigeria. Did it shock you how every body is shouting ,claiming and counter claiming
of the money and even efcc couldn't proof the ownership of the money discovered. It shocks me how people have been killed in their
thousands in Southern Kaduna,Enugu, Agatu,etc and yet no body cared for independent investigation to bring the culprits to book but every one is shouting about the million dollars discovered. When a president closes his eyes and looks the other way when citizens are being killed by
his own kinsmen,is that worst than corruption or is there any corruption more than that?.

See. As long as financial inducement remains the only viable way to acquire political power. As long as the people remain divided and fester in ignorance of how society develops and government/democracy is meant to work for their benefit corruption can never end no matter who is president or whatever. My focus this weekend was on the civil service and the massive cases of corruption going on there, the subplots involving banks which are now in consortium with the sole aim of robbing government and individuals. After 3 hours of testimonies, I was just stunned. I knew it was bad but not this bad. This country is just black. And I revise my estimates from 70 to 80 percent corruption penetration. And a lot of names came out. So, so sad.

If it indeed belongs to Amaechi I can't see what Buhari can do about him/it, because he is still in debt to Rotimi and the 2015 election funding remains an albatross on the Presidency/APC. This is yet another reason why I know that corruption cannot be defeated by confrontation. It is just too deep rooted, systemic and endemic. In practical terms, you simply cannot attain public office on a clean ballot. Why, the people are just too weak, sentimental and ignorant to empower a candidate of right standing. They need financial inducement at all levels to push through particular individuals and this is the nexus of the corruptive system. Like I said three years ago that at the end of this regime, the gains, whatever they may be will be spurious and superficial. Just that. Fundamental change is only possible with a fundamental shift in the way the country operates. There is no serious anti-malware software that will not require a reboot of the entire system.

Silentscreamer:
Celebrity marriages never last long

Who is the celebrity here.....just asking.

By 2019 everyone will be demystified.

Good development. I said it. Without the civilty of restructuring, violent change is inevitable. But I don't think the suffering is enough to fire the rockets of progress. I hope the screws of society are tightened even further. Nigerians must have their memories reformatted and all the viruses of tribe and religious sentimentality that opposes true change expunged.

100 percent agree. Hunger can only be caused by laziness that sits at the bar with ignorance sipping from the mug of poverty. That is the summary of Nigeria. They claim corruption is the cause, but I have never seen a wealthy man (not rich man) become poor because his bacon was stolen. Like the tropical elephant grass he may be cut down in summer and burnt to ashes in autumn, but at the first scent of the spring rains he sprouts again. That is the Briton, Amercian, Korean, Chinese but can anyone explain how the Nigerian has progressively decayed, degraded and diminished steadily since independence....under both military and civilian rule, democratic and autocratic leadership, kleptomaniacs and 'frugalitarians' and across all tribes, tongues and temperances....if not the common denominator.... the lazy, pig headed, criminally minded, ignoramus called the Nigerian....

goodnews777:
NIGERIANS have a high propensity to steal. Something is fundamentally wrong with our culture.

Told you folks corruption can never end and it is not the problem of Nigeria, it is our culture. Recovering money is the least effective way of combatting it. Just like catching bugs in a swamp to rid it of the insects. You may want to exterminate them instead which is tantamount to executing offenders like in China with limited results but the only way you are ever going to succeed is to simply 'drain the swamp', cut the grass where they breed and clear gutters of clutter. The environment is paramount to the amount of corruption any country faces. Every man on earth is corrupt but not every environment on earth is suitable to breed corruption.

The nature and structure of Nigeria is a rife breeding ground for corruption. Our constitution is a corruption operating document that approves the eatablishment of state without responsibility, zccountability, probity, allocates offices and creates resource demand without a framework for income in tandem and makes population not productivity the index by which development is pursued so you have those experts at making babies ultimate decision makers when in most societies they are regarded as less responsible, less hardworking and less educated.

Thus, resources without responsibility given largely to irresponsible people will generate corruption naturally that no individual with whatever power you have in heaven and earth can tackle. Corruption in the present Nigeria can never end. It will rather deepen, spread, intensify and be perpetrated in increasingly clandestine manner. The only way out is to restructure Nigeria and remove the fuel that enhances the fire. Just wait for this government to leave power and see the avalanche of cases that will erupt.

When we say institutions are more important than individuals, they say they prefer to hero worship strong men. Not knowing that a tree unfortunately cannot make a forest. Even Jesus Christ (whom we remember this day) said He had to go, to return so that the church could be built. That is the most powerful individual in existence. He couldn't do it alone. But here today we think change is the name of a man and cast all our lot while the space btween us and that utopia rots and wastes away. Nigerians are not very brainy, I tell you. Plenty of motion, no movement. In other climes this is how the progress of society is measured, the quality of life and living of every citizen starting at the bottom. What is changing in Nigerian society, nothing.....just getting worse and more animalistic every passing day.

SalamRushdie:
Why must it be NASS? , when will Buhari who is incharge of all the embassies see it.....the way you zombies like to shield Buhari from his primary faults is mind boggling I tell U ...Is it NASs that approves foriegn missions and appoints ambassadors?

Well it must be complimentary to them as they seem to be the only institution proactive enough to tackle some of the present day challenges. This is the beauty of democracy. When you do what you are supposed to do, power shifts in your direction and when you don't power moves away. The Executive is losing respect and with it confidence and with that power.

And this is not peculiar to Nigeria alone. The American Congress has been strong since the end of the Bush era and all the way through the Obama years, so the Nigerian senate during the second half of the Obasanjo tenure after he messed them up for four years, they had no choice but to hunker down and battle him to survive as an institution.

Corruption can never end. Said enough about the cesspit called the NNPC.

Sometimes you just want to think of what you did wrong in the world before....to be sent here to this country....at this point in time.....to be led by these (words fail me)....people.

You want all these and you cannot even float your currency. You are propping up a gangreous leg to compete in the olympics when you should cut it off and join the paralympics. Nigeria is a strange place. Truly.

ironheart:
Rules are meant to be obeyed

There are also rules governing discipline and personal conduct that does not permit the kind of actions he took. Once again, this is not the FRSC school or training ground where cadets are subjected to 'indoctrination'. These are rank and file officer and service men under oath. They should be treated with respect and dignity. There are proper channels to punish and enforce discipline.

Once again I say, if Hameed Ali had been stripped to his boxers and forced into a Custom's uniform at the National Assembly grounds, what will you say. This is simply not acceptable in any service.

If physical force or the threat of it is used to establish discipline in every instance, abuse is bound to escalate and then you ask yourself where it ends. If he can show where it is explicitly written that he can cut the hair, or skirts, or whatever of men and women in the course of his duties, then he is free to do so, if not he is liable.

pressplay411:
Awon reactors and reactants.
it's called Code of Conduct, dammit.

To cut women's hair in the public. And you will desire, crave, beg, salivate to be called into the league of developed nations. Watch CNN for six months, no make it one year, ten years and seek these stories out of countries that are not primitive. Abeg go sidon.

By the way, which military have you served in, because if you haven't, you have no means of telling what discipline is and how to enforce it. It was a reckless, silly, stupid act and the man should be punished for bringing the Corps into disrepute.

And by the way can you explain what the hell this has to do with the safety of lives and vehicles on the highways. Can you correlate this senseless act with his mission brief.

That governors and and renowned public officials are even involved..... a reality tv show of seriously base morals....
Can't even imaging how we got here. And what is the gain in all of this to the viewers..?

Barca should score a couple to make the return leg competitive. Remember the Italians are masters of roadblocks.

No, no, no Barca is indeed a sorry sight. They look old, tired and completely worn.

And they are not replacing quality for quality. Half that team is not up to standard.

I'm beginning to suspect that in Barca management meetings the first point of order is the strikers, then the midfielders. By the time they get to the defence, some are fast asleep, others off to the toilet and the rest playing solataire. If not just how can an award winning, record breaking team be fielding the likes of Jeremy Mathieu and Gerard Pique in the quarter finals of a champions league match. Haba.

What is it with these 2 feet tall, pint sized pocket can openers. See how e open Barca defence like expired sardine tin.

Best revenue drive of the year. LASG could generate more revenue than all the oil wells in the Delta.

For those supporting this idiotic show of shame. One question. What will you have said if the Comptroller of Customs had been pounced upon by the Sergeant-at-arms of the National Assembly, stripped to his boxers..... or whatever covers his 'assets' and forcibly dorned in uniform. You just don't 'assault' people in the course of executing duties. Even the military has a code of practice that forbids such except during orientation or training. Once a trainee is inducted into service he or she cannot be assaulted except he is a threat to life or safety. You can caution, lock up, suspend, whatever but you cannot lay your hands in such an individual who is not a physical threat to you.

And for heavens sake why is an organisation that is mandated with the safety on the roads be paramilitary. What is this attraction we Nigerians have for the uniform when the world is moving away from such mentality. Can we not organise our society without the threat of violence and orient people about certain values without the need to force them to. Instead of thinking through policies and strategies to save lives and minimise the carnage on our roads a senior officer is busy chasing the rats of hairdo and uniform. We are so, so high on hot air in this country and so, so empty headed on the real issues that make society worth living in.

That so called senior officer should be dismissed because he is not value for all the investment this country has made in his career.

smartty68:
That's Glo for you

As if you know exactly what I am talking about. Dumped their data services about 5 years ago. Got a new device and tried to see what I'd missed. Just a bloody waste of money. Very, very poor. They can scream 100G for all I care. These networks are just wack. Its not about the technology, its about the service. I bet 2G networks in other climes will beat their 4G offerings hands down.

3G..... 4G.... the efficiency of the networks are just too poor. You buy data and barely go through half before the whole thing expires. What does it matter.

Nigeria will not rid itself of the vestages of colonialism and face the realities of its difficult developmental steps. Since there are no ideas on offer by leadership at all levels and no grand vision to inspire the led, this is what you have. This is the mileage your hard earned tax naira gets.

And they say corruption has reduced or is reducing or what....

Where is the money still coming from....

Arsenal's case is just like Nigeria's. They know what the problem is but stubbornly refuse to change the status quo and hopelessly expect different results.

My first salary was about N 2.73 as a 10 year old Form 1 student. By 15 I was earning N212.50 monthly as a Tana A3 plotting artillery strikes. Then left to pursue my dreams. Never looked back.

fitinwell:
Op but I can't locate the. side veiw mirrors..Abi na for showroom ni...

They may have been replaced with retractible cameras sticks fast becoming popular.

ironheart:
Hehehehe, now they are talking, nice concept, unlike the current infinity QX headlights makes it look like an overweight pig..

Like you know. That's why I couldn't just touch. Perhaps the best interior of a SUV in recent times but the exterior looks were quite frankly, just comical. Tremendously ugly. I feel the hood still requires some work on the new model. I have a typical African nose. Why should my car look like me.

Mrmoz:
Yes you are u ought to be praying for country not hope things get worst for ur own gain

Praying for what exactly.....well your attempt at getting some of us livid won't work this weekend. I am determined to rest and have a swell time. Then face the week where a whole raft of new price hikes await my firm. This is what we say. Instead of biting the bullet, floating the naira, taking the inflation whole and stabilising after a few months, the government prefers a slow agonizing cancerous demise by this continual instability. We told them about fuel subsidy, they refused to listen, now naira subsidy. After wasting billions in reserve, we are back to square one.