₦airaland Forum

Racism everywhere. That is why we are confident Nigeria cannot move forward and her fortunes moving forward are firmly anchored. Most advancing countries are actively battling it knowing that if they fail, they are finished.

Is it me or what, over two thirds of the lead stories on this forum where w6en are the principal acts is all about sexuality, why.

Hmmm....lost in thought....

Guyman02:
What do you think Buhari is thinking in this Picture?

Sequel to beauty and the beast but.....its like the Bourne series, if its not Matt Damon, its not Jason Bourne.

Quakertellicus1:
Rochas? Depends....but is highly possible by 2023....unless Fashola decides to throw his hat into the ring...which I do not expect.

You people know you won't 'give' him the chance, so stop playing to the gallery. The owners of Nigeria have made hat position known a long time ago. He is just there to create an image of diversity but they will be laughing at him behind his back.

abdulwastecx:
800k on subframes? Oga you rich o

No sir, he is wise, if it was done properly.

jahsharon:
My neighbour used to drink palm-oil regularly when we were young. Now that we are old, anytime he has stomach ache, he drinks palm-oil and the stomach ache will disappear. Very soon, I mean very very soon, the Ijaws too will begin to drink their oyel. Tax has come to take over from their oyel the same way that oyel took over from agriculture afterall Europe have very very little natural resources but Tax is sustaining them.

NDA can continue bombing oil facilities and destroying your environment. When Tax fully takes over from oyel, the federal government will strop oil exploitation and exploration, you can then continue living in your oil polluted land and water.

They will control their oil and use the resources to clean up amd develop their commuities. That is normal. Whatever the future of oil, it should be up to them to determine that. There is nothing to be emotional about that. It is you getting worked up because you doubt a future beyond oil if not why the bitterness. Be glad to control your own destiny.

Midegee:
Welcome developmwnt, although looks to me like Peter is being robbed to pay Paul because a large chunk of the said money is still from the already improvished citizens

Jaundiced thinking. It is the citizens that build their countries not the government. It is the people that fund their government, pay their salaries, build their infrastructure and develop their economy. Government merely organises these activities in the light of common interests. That is how the people can take control. For he who pays the piper dictates the tune. The government dictates the tune today because the people donot pay for a 'ccontrolling stake' in their country.

What the people should do now is to demand for a controlling share of the country's resources so they can pay to dictate the tune. Privatisation, resource control, education, self determination, are some of the tools which the people should demand. So what is happening is the future and we should thank the peoples of the Niger Delta forforcing these important reforms to our national psyche. It is them that are the true agents of change and in years to come folks will behin to understand why I said Goodluck Jonathan remaims the best President Nigeria ever had. Because all the things happening now were predicted and now the process must not be scuttled.

That is free education for you. Enjoy.

Of course personnel costs will be fully met aka pay ourselves first and toss the rest in the air for the mob to fight over.

When gas station owners have lost enough capital to robbers and lost enough staff, cut down by tbe bullets of bandits, then they will automate by force. Why should I risk my life to carry 4.3 million naira in cash to the bank for a monthly wage. Madness.

dubemivan:
I dont know who this man is.......... But seriously he is making a whole lot of sense!

Let me put it like this. He is the exact opposite from OBJ in every sense of it. About the same rank in the army, about the same exploits during the civil war though he was a far braver soldier and his results were far more decisive. Then came the the establishment to pick OBJ over him obviously because of his slippery tendencies, comformity to the establishment (aka lap dog) and far looser morals (IBB called him a clownish buffoon). And the rest like they say is history. What the establishment needs from a man s to ditch his beliefs and lead his people by the nose ring into slavery. They hate independent minded thinkers and aspirers of communal liberty.

TippyTop:
Damn! This interview was a great eye opener. Long article but worth the time, a real masterpiece.

Now put him side by side with the likes of Obasanjo, the author and finisher of everything wrong with this country and you realize just what went wrong. But I'm sorry for him because his creaky cupboard will be thrown open for all the skeletons to dance to Magu's talking drum.

Trojan2010:
you better shut your mouth if you don't know what to say . Even in the middle east they kill themselves not just who they see as infidels so the problem is from there mentality and not there religion .
Don't think because they are from the middle east they are true worshippers , they are the highest consmers of heroin. Judge them and not there religion .

Hmmm. Didn't know we had Middle East in Nigeria too.,..

kstix:
Wow.. I officially give up on buhari. I dont think he has any clue on how to run the economy. He would have been a very good EFCC chairman fighting corruption but not the presidency. That is to show u that not everyone can run for presidency. U have to know where u fit in best. Dont go for a post just coz its juicy, find out what ur passion is and stay in d appropriate quarters, not everyone can b doctors,lawyers r accountants. That is just the case with this administration.

Now you folks know there is more to life than anti-corruption. Shey no one steals again, so.......

homesteady:
The man looks like a Hansa man and the surrounding looks like the North! Surely not a calamari man.

Dogs are eaten north, west and south, hotspots in Plateau, Ondo and Cross-River so why the emphasis on Calabar all the time.

networkrecharg:
This NDDC is zoned by oil producing states not oil producing community or kindred ....

Let the distribution of wealth continue...

There should not be monopoly of Resources until the country is divided real pieces of units.

Eat and Let Others Eat....

It is not for DISTRIBUTION, the NDDC is for INTERVENTION. To address problems. It is he who wears the shoe that knows where it pinches.

lafuria1:
Help me ask o,
It clearly says states, not oil producing village,
The people appointed are from the state, the senator problem is that they are not from the village or town the oil is sited which is unbelievable because that isn't what the law says.

Oga. The NDDC is an INTERVENTION agency created to address problems of infrastructural and socio-economic deficit in oil producing communities across the Delta. Can you know the problems to intervene in if you are not from the communities. Can you speak their language. Do you understand their culture. Can you sit at their town halls. Will they listen to you. If you can't then what is the point, the objective of the NDDC.

This is why I say Nigeria's problem is structural, not corruption or the mundane issues, the rats this government is chasing.

Paretomaster:
in as much as I agree the siting of the sugar refinery will create more employment, and boost the economic well being of the state, it is still not worth throwing the farmers into perpetual slavery.

will you part with a hectare of land for a mare 100k, and later lobby for your children to seek employment in d same company?

besides, the proposal predates the present Govt...and it's not all over, it's a negotiations process like the Governor stated below

*“We hope to convince Dangote that there are other ways
this can be done to have better security for his investment,
like agreeing that our farmers become his out-growers and
he buys from them for production in his factory.”*

more investment will be coming to the state, as the state is proving it's mettle in rice production, and it enjoy abundant power supply.

But this is what has been happening in the Niger Delta since oil was discovered and ordinary people question the agitation. Can you see how unfair Nigeria is. And to think that the population density down south is higher than in the north meaning more poor people per hectare of land. When Dangote is done they can still farm. In the Delta most areas are almost permanently damaged, never to be cultivated again.

The only other thing I say is, by the time big business comes to stay in Nigeria the country will begin to appreciate what the communities and peoples of the Niger-Delta experience where their lands are expropriated with or without compensation, devastated and the gains whisked away to pockets and territories abroad. Someone said Dangote is greedy, hmmm what will you call Shell, Total, Agip and Chevron and the fat cats that lead them and their investors/shareholders, some of whom don't even know where Nigeria is on a map. At least if you are going to get raped, let it be by someone whom you can arrest, someone you know. If the peoples of Kebbi cannot let their land go, what should the gander do then. And then can we say we are ready for industrialization, diversification of the economy. They want to keep their land but enjoy agric subsidies paid for by oil at someone elses expense. Is this fair. The peoples of the Delta are not given a choice. Once oil is discovered they must give up the land by government fiat. Can Dangote do same. Should he do same.

HAH:
Dangote is greedy why not give them seeds and other incentive and buy the product from them, that is backward integration, instead of collecting their land, at best he should have asked for lease not outright purchase

The same can be said for the enterprise or company you own or work for. Why can't you lease the land and call the local populace around you to work. I'm sure you will baulk at the idea on grounds of: control, control and control. I'm sure and I am aware Dangote has tried this model before and it probably has not worked. Just as I will always say, why is Julius Berger still operating in Nigeria after 50 years building ordinary bridges, culverts and roads that look exactly alike. Perhaps Dangote wants to use technology, technicians and industrial processes that are not compatible with what is on offer locally.....who knows. The question is do you think Nigeria can move forward under the current model of subsistence farming.

Is Nigeria better of being served by by industrialists or the people. What does each party bring to the table. You can say Dangote will attract foreign investment by 'leading' because they are watching. You can say he will generate foreign currency and this is the much touted diversification from oil we talk about. You can say on the other hand that subsitence farmers produce the stuff we consume daily and that Dangote is only producing stuff for the international market and for his pocket. And that if the local farmers should lose income the community becomes poorer with the attendant socio-economic fallout.

It is a great debate.

This is where the rubber meets the road and the answer we give to this question will define this country for decades to come. Because it is about the big man versus the small man, who helps the economy more, the industrialist versus the subsistence farmer, external investment versus local interests and on and on. I listened to a program a couple of years ago about the Chinese land grab in Africa as it affected Serria-Leonian famers, Zambian miners, etc. The question is, will the interest of all parties be supported by a decision for or against the Dangote push.

ivandragon:
removing the DSP is just a stepping stone to removing Saraki. if Saraki goes now, there is a 60-40 chance that Ekweremadu becomes SP, APC can't take that risk. but if they can remove the DSP & install a loyal SUF member, Sakari is a goner. however, the Senate won't also know peace.
Been that way, Tambuwal decamped to APC as a sitting Speaker & didn't lose his seat. so what's the hullabaloo about? in Benue, the speaker is an APC member in an assembly with PDP as majority (though slight).
rather than been petulant about Ekweremadu, they should have used it to showcase their democratic credentials & their ability to accommodate.

That is what I am saying. Democratic change should be part of the change agenda of this new regime but the APC is proving just as hopeless if not worse than the former governing PDP. Political godfatherism, do or die politicking, flawed elections, etc have intensified. The Legislature has not had it rougher that this past year since the OBJ era with drama every week. Dino and Madam just left the stage and here we are set for another episode.....and all produced and directed solely by the APC. What then will happen when the PDP eventually regroups and starts doing their job of making like unbearable for the APC.

Tenkobos:
Wait ooo, is oshio the APC's candidate? Why is he always in the news?

Replay of Rivers State where Amaechi over shadowed Peterside throughout the process and we all know what resulted. Shows that democracy is not being protected by the APC. I enjoin Obaseki to run his own race and distance himself from Governor Adams. He should stick to what he has to offer because the whole idea is to move the state forward and he cannot do that with old ideas or the weight of the past administration. In terms of democracy the APC is doing no better than the PDP. This win at all cost attitude should be part of the change agenda and should be eradicated. Let Oshiomhole support his party at the polls, defend his tenure but let Obaseki do his own campaign and sell his own market. Obaseki afterall is APC's candidate not Oshiomhole's.

NBC had better wake up and take action. That channel should be censored in Nigeria. There are alternatives.

EdCure:
Muslims are like a football team. The radicals/ terrorists are the strikers. The Extremists are midfielders who feed the radicals. The defenders are the moderate muslims who create diversions, deflect, defend and save islam from legitimate criticism and any accusations. They work as a team though they create a perception that the defenders have nothing to do with the strikers. The liberals are like the goalies who jump in when the situation's gets worse with statements like isl@m is a peaceful religion etc.

Hmmm....interesting.

Failed parenting, period. Everyone suffers as a result.

Even the top end devices like Samsung have rubbish batteries, but the most annoying thing is not getting a charge while using it. You need 2 or 3 devices to get 24/7 uninterrupted use. How on earth can this be the future and a viable replacement for the Notebook.

darelar:
Am very surprised when I bought a phone of $29 from eBay and paid through PayPal and uba debit my account with #11,068.83.? This is madness of the highest oder.

No sir, it is madness that your country cannot make phones or anything of substance for that matter and insanity for you then to believe you will get them cheap. Get making stuff. Buying is for lazy bones and oil sheikhs, are you?

banmee:
You see those points you just raised? You might as well swap GEJ's name with Babangida because he did basically the same thing. Nigerians need to learn their history. These problems didn't just start today. It's cyclic. It has been happening since independence and will continue to happen till every Nigerian wakes up and smells what the Rock is cooking.

Totally agree....and we can go on and on, ever back in history....why Obasanjo nationalised in the late 70's, privatised in the 2000's and we are begging for foreign investment today....we indeed have a chequered history of missed opportumities and misfits in governmemt, no be today. Nigeria had a bad upbringing, bad parenting, excuses for bad adult behaviour but it doesn't set aside the laws of life, of economics and certainly jail time for felony. We have to work on ourselves NOW. The only use for history is to safeguard against repetition of negativity and improvement on the positives. GEJ's administration is history. How we use it defines who we are and what we will be in future. It is merely a tool not a product.

Quakertellicus1:
Well, here is why I am ''angry'' with GEJ.

Between 1999=2008.....oil prices were below 100USD.....yet we saved $60bn in our foreign reserves by 2009.

From 2009-14....oil prices were above 100USD...yet we ended up with 32bn in our reserves by 2015(And GEJ was in charge from 2010-15..)

Sorry.....but I find that indefensible.....even inspite of my beleif that good savings would have delayed the bad days from starting till next year.

We opponents of GEJ are not all tribalists. Thank you.

I think you fail to grasp what those ladies are saying, that the problems we face did not start in the five years GEJ was President. They are looking more at the long term structure, the way Nigeria has been run since Mungo Park discovered the source of the Niger, but you are saying what we face today is entirely his fault. Thank goodness you put a small insurance type caveat at the very end saying in effect that his savings will merely have postponed the evil day by just one year, so you are speaking in cash specifics while she is talking about principles. The problem with cash like we all experience is that it can be made and lost easily. And what we say is that money does not define a man, a company or a country.

I often use this analogy of a man having his house robbed or his account hacked. As long as he has a job and goes to work you cannot consider him a failure, just a victim because any situation he faces has a definite light at the end of the tunnel. Does the average Nigerian feel same. You say corruption has finished us, how about the principle of fuel subsidy, senseless wars in the north and south, bad policies, nepotism and tribalism, can you monetise the loses to this nation from these structural elements over the years....