₦airaland Forum

otiigba1:
dont be a hypocrite, its okay for people to die from tanker accident but not okay to die of alchohol consumption? One would have thought that its most importantly about saving lives, so in your book some lives are more important than others... come on! MAN! am sure you can do better than this, i think coca cola should be banned too it kills more

ebamma:
Nigerians in many states have died from tanker and bus accidents, he should also ban tanker and buses too

naija2dabone:
The Rivers state House of Assembly has paved the way for the state Governor, Nyesom Wike, to dissolve the local government councils reconstituted by the former Governor, Chibuike Amaechi, six days to the end of his tenure.

The assembly, in its sitting on Monday, declared the May 23 council elections in the state illegal and passed a resolution directing the state governor to dissolve the state Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC).

The assembly also directed the governor to sack the state Judicial Service Commission (RSJSC) for its role in the protracted crisis in the state judiciary.

The resolutions came after principal officers of the RSIEC and RSJSC appeared before the lawmakers following their summons.

Twenty-nine out of the 32 members of the 8th Assembly took the resolution after grilling the officers for hours, about their activities in the commissions.

Speaker of the House, Ikuinyi Ibani, who stated that the assembly would remain "thorough, fair and clear in its proceedings", divided the House after the submissions of the Leader, Martins Amaewhule, and his deputy, Lolo Denabari, that the officers violated their oaths of office.

Ibani cautioned: "There are certain things you don't have to let to occur while you hold a position of trust. It is my belief that any decision we take on the floor of this chamber is true and in the best interest of the state. It is not witch-hunting. The documents we have showed a different thing. We must deepen democratic values as lawmakers.

"Going by the resolution of this House, we do resolve that the Governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike, is hereby given the power to remove the members of the Rivers State Judicial Service Commission (RSJSC) from office.”

http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/rivers-assembly-declares-local-govt-poll-illegal/211483/

ejobona:
I hope the law is not meant to enrich the law enforcement agencies who will close their eyes to the unauthorised manufacturers because of stipends and start chasing innocent consumers.

Mogidi:
Nigeria is a free country, why should Christians not be allowed to drink alcohol because it offends the sensibilities of Islam? Rubbish!!

You can ban alcohol in the North but do not meddle in our way of life over here.

dtruth3:
The much talked about change has come, what more could be said that hasn't been said already during the campaign. "i will do this, and i will do that; just give us your mandate and things will automatically change for better"
Prominent amongst them is the promise of ONE SQUARE MILL FOR EVERY NIGERIAN CHILD EVERY DAY!

But barely 24hours after our mandate has been given, the story has changed!

The story now is...
*We need time, things will not happen over night.

Inasmuch as time is required, but the question is how much time, does the proponents of change really wants from Nigerians, before they can bring the magic wand promised during the campaign?

Note: there was no time request during the campaign, the change proponents painted a picture of an AUTOMATIC change once voted in. It was based on this Nigerians voted.
Now its been days, and running into weeks, yet no sign of any change in place. No mill for our children in schools as promised, not even a half pack of Indomie is prepared for them, instead it's still business as usual, or even worst than before.


#Babaonechance give us Our daily mills!

Firefire:
[size=18pt]Scandal: Buhari’s declared asset close to N900Million,but allegedly borrowed N27Million from the Bank to be able to pay for his nomination paper as a candidate..”[/size] —Dr. Wumi Akintide


I am predicting that the Buhari Government are going to have the shortest honeymoon with Nigerians and many of their ardent supporters in the mainstream and social media and rightly so. Unless Buhari changes his current lethargic and snail speed approach to governance, he is going nowhere but down to put it bluntly.

There is no way Buhari is going to meet the huge expectations of Nigerians if he continues to drag his feet and simply look the other way all because he wants to be too careful and painstaking in taking decision. I know there is a limit to how much we can expect from a 73 year old man who is probably going to fall asleep or take a fall climbing the steps like 90 year old Robert Mugabe has been doing lately to the total embarrassment of Zimbabwe because the man does not know where to draw the line and call it quit.

Nigerians fully understand that Buhari is not a Houdini or Professor Moshudi Peller, Nigerian greatest magician. Buhari himself has tried to lower Nigerians’ expectation on that score because he probably knows his limitations. Some of you might think it is too early to start passing judgment on Buhari but I am going to do it because I care too much about the man because I knew him in his prime as an incorruptible leader with very low tolerance level for corruption.

I was a little bit taken aback when the man recently declared his asset. It was close to 900 million Naira. Here was a man who had to borrow 27 million from the Bank to be able to pay for his nomination paper as a candidate. Nigerians now know that the man is far much richer than he wanted Nigerians to believe when he started his campaign. That asset compared to any of his peers like Babangida, Sani Abacha, Obasanjo, Abdulsalam Abubakar, and Ebele Jonathan has to be viewed as only a drop in the ocean. I sure get that but I am still a bit surprised. The asset he declared was done like the old one where he could not be charged for perjury or over-up if he or his Vice President had lied in the declaration. It was nonsense pure and simple…

I am aware that other African leaders like Mobutu Sese Seko, Houphet Boigny, and Emperor Jean Bokasa were far much richer in their life time than most of our leaders, but you still have to wonder how our leaders plunder their countries to get richer the whole country. Ebele Jonathan the shoeless canoe man of Otuoke is almost as rich as Bill Gates or Dangote today if you add the wealth of his power-drunk first lady.

I fully understand that Buhari who has voluntarily dropped his title of a General in the Nigerian Army is proceeding with great caution because he does not want to look like a dictator or being blackmailed or stigmatized as one by the PDP, and even by some elements in his own party who want to act and behave like the PDP did for 16 years of total impunity and recklessness in Nigeria

I concur that Buhari needs to proceed with caution but caution is one thing and lethargy, sloppiness and foolhardiness belong to a different kettle of fish for a man who was a former Head of State for 20 months from August 1983 as a military dictator. They constitute a different ballgame and for a man who has sought the office of a civilian President for 12 consecutive years and should have been fully ready to know some of the things he wants to do, and some of the individuals he would need to get the job done. He ought to have known what the Nigerian Constitution would permit him to do with the consensus of his party majority in both Houses of Parliament. He does not come away now like a man who has gone thru that baptism of fire and conviction. He does not look to me like a proactive President right now. He looks like somebody waiting to react to events as they occur which is not good enough.

BERNIMOORE:
so also the president and governors are not immune to trial and can be joined in lawsuits, the topic is focused on the nigerian soveregn immunity enjoyed by kashamu here in Nigeria which makes his extradition as a senator more difficult now

BERNIMOORE:
no immunity clause for a Nigerian bonafide senator? How old are you before I come back here to post the clauses from our constitution.

barcanista:
We can argue this for ages without reaching a compromise. We all question the rational behind using Keyamo to do EFCC case(s) and not just Sylva alone. Does that justify Buhari to stop the wheel when he once said he won't interfere?

barcanista:
point of correction, the constitution was drafted by abdulsallam and his friends/tribesmen and imposed on the rest of the people, particularly SE and SS

pegolala:
http://dailyindependentnig.com/2015/05/apc-sycophants-no-idea-buhari-says-bishop-isong/

barcanista:
Buhari is either a pretender or has been compromised.
He should start his corruption fight from Sanusi, the Abachas, Tinubu, Amaechi, Bagudu, Goje etc, he should stop fooling himself.

As for public asset declaration, buhari can't do ANYTHING about it because the constitution clearly states that people declare assets with the Code of Conduct Bureau and it never said they make public. It is at the prerogative of office holders to publicise theirs or leave it as specified. If Buhari need it public, he should fight for the amendment of the relevant sections of the constitution which requires 2/3rd of National Assembly consent and approval from 2/3 States Houses of Assembly.

BabaOneChance is overrated at best!

barcanista:
He responded to the Press or to the court? Did you read the case against him and compare to his response? If he was clean why didn't he submit himself for probe/investigation/prosecution and prove his innocence in court? Why did he have to ask the court to stop his investigation and trial?

You sir, is among the group of hypocritical "apostle of good governance".

Mogidi:
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Why am I suppose to believe Sanusi's story, his denial is meant for numbskull your ilk.

Imanuelle:


This is a good move, but at a wrong time.

Buhari should wait till may 29th, else he's heating up the polity.

Also, what's in it for SA? Does that mean we will have to turn a blind eye to the bitter xenophobic attacks that has rendered some Nigerians Jobless?

we should be dealing decisively with SA right now, so that they wouldn't dare next time, but here goes buhari, licking butt just to get what?

Anyways, its his choice, but its not his tenure yet, so HE SHOULD WAIT!

NIGERIA DOES NOT HAVE TWO PRESIDENTS.

soonest:
I laugh

soonest:
What's the position of the constitution? I repeat did Obj handover to yaradua?

Billyonaire:
I actually am appalled by the collective lack of wisdom of the Babaonechance gang. An experimental and inexperience party called APC; has made a glorious mess of itself. On what ground did this party seek Presidency, when it was a transition committee that will recommend the solution to malaise way-laying us as a country. My question remains; Was there no framework on how this gang of angry old men was going to solve our problems ? How qualified are the aged men in that committee to steer our destiny as a people. You nematodes need mental adjustments. To even tender that document to the PDP transition committee is clearly exposition of inexperience and of incompetency.

soonest:
Did obasanjo hand over to Yaradua? What does the constitution say in that regards. For Christ sake it's GEJ prerogative to do a hand over or not. For you to dictate terms of hand over and even giving an ultimate is unacceptable at all. All the agencies have perm secs who will furnish GMB led govt every info he needs. I blame GEJ, his gentlemanness is to a fault.

Billyonaire:
Why is the information at the public domain, and why are they asking PDP for suggestion on how to fix the problems, I think they won election promising magical changes and now are asking for advise.