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Politics / Re: FG Discloses Locations For Free Conversion Of Diesel-powered Vehicles To CNG by RESTMOUTH99(m): 5:53pm On Jul 16 |
If government succeeded in lowering fuel price by this gesture, what of other components that keep on rising in prices , example vehicle spare parts etc |
Nairaland / General / Poem For The Judiciary by RESTMOUTH99(m): 4:55pm On Jul 15 |
A lovely piece of poem by a blunt and courageous poet that will make your day.... 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 *“My Lord, Tell me Where to Keep your Bribe.* A poem by Prof. Niyi Osundare. Do I drop it in your venerable chambers Or carry the heavy booty to your immaculate mansion Shall I bury it in the capacious water tank In your well laundered backyard Or will it breathe better in the septic tank Since money can deodorize the smelliest crime Shall I haul it up the attic Between the ceiling and your lofty roof Or shall I conjure the walls to open up And swallow this sudden bounty from your honest labour Shall I give a billion to each of your paramours The black, the light, the Fanta-yellow They will surely know how to keep the loot In places too remote for the sniffing dog Or shall I use the particulars Of your anonymous maidservants and manservants With their names on overflowing bank accounts While they famish like ownerless dogs Shall I haul it all to your village In the valley behind seven mountains Where potholes swallow up the hugest jeep And Penury leaves a scar on every house My Lord It will take the fastest machine Many, many days to count this booty; and lucky bank bosses May help themselves to a fraction of the loot My Lord Tell me where to keep your bribe? My Lord Tell me where to keep your bribe? The “last hope of the common man” Has become the last bastion of the criminally rich A terrible plague bestrides the land Besieged by rapacious judges and venal lawyers Behind the antiquated wig And the slavish glove The penguin gown and the obfuscating jargon Is a rot and riot whose stench is choking the land Behind the rituals and roted rigmaroles Old antics connive with new tricks Behind the prim-and-proper costumes of masquerades Corruption stands, naked, in its insolent impunity For sale to the highest bidder Interlocutory and perpetual injunctions Opulent criminals shop for pliant judges Protect the criminal, enshrine the crime And Election Petition Tribunals Ah, bless those goldmines and bottomless booties! Scoundrel vote-riggers romp to electoral victory All hail our buyable Bench and conniving Bar A million dollars in Their Lordship’s bedroom A million euros in the parlor closet Countless naira beneath the kitchen sink Our courts are fast running out of Ghana-must-go’s* The “Temple of Justice” Is broken in every brick The roof is roundly perforated By termites of graft My Lord Tell me where to keep your bribe? Judges doze in the courtroom Having spent all night, counting money and various “gifts” And the Chief Justice looks on with tired eyes As Corruption usurps his gavel. Crime pays in this country Corruption has its handsome rewards Just one judgement sold to the richest bidder Will catapult Judge & Lawyer to the Billionaires’ Club The Law, they say, is an ass Sometimes fast, sometimes slow But the Law in Nigeria is a vulture Fat on the cash-and-carry carrion of murdered Conscience Won gb’ebi f’alare Won gb’are f’elebi** They kill our trust in the common good These Monsters of Mammon in their garish gowns Unhappy the land Where jobbers are judges Where Impunity walks the streets Like a large, invincible Demon Come Sunday, they troop to the church Friday, they mouth their mantra in pious mosques But they pervert Justice all week long And dig us deeper into the hellish hole Nigeria is a huge corpse With milling maggots on its wretched hulk They prey every day, they prey every night For the endless decomposition of our common soul My Most Honourable Lord Just tell me where to keep your bribe. Large, extremely tough bags used for carrying heavy cash in Nigeria They declare the innocent guilty They pronounce the guilty innocent.” 👆🏽👆🏽👆🏽👆🏽 *Please let it go viral* |
Sports / Re: Enugu Rangers Flew Into Ibadan In Grand Style (Photos) by RESTMOUTH99(m): 8:26pm On Jun 10 |
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Politics / Re: Man Sits And Drinks Beer In The Middle Of The Street In Enugu (Photo) by RESTMOUTH99(m): 3:29pm On May 30 |
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Politics / Re: Old National Anthem: Bring Back Regional, Parliamentary Systems – Bishop Tel by RESTMOUTH99(m): 5:56pm On May 29 |
Good we revert to old practices that are effective instead of feeding bottle system 2 Likes |
Politics / Old National Anthem: Bring Back Regional, Parliamentary Systems – Bishop Tel by RESTMOUTH99(m): 5:52pm On May 29 |
The Lead Bishop of Worldwide Anglican Church, WAC, in Nigeria, Rt. Rev. Seun Adeoye has urged the National Assembly to make laws that will return Nigeria to regional and parliamentary systems of government. The cleric explained that if the National Assembly found it worthy to replace an anthem jettisoned 46 years ago, nothing is wrong in restoring old orders that helped grow the nation in the past. Adeoye, in a statement obtained by DAILY POST on Wednesday in Osogbo, said returning to the old orders was some of the restructuring many stakeholders in Nigeria have been clamouring for in the past 25 years. “The old anthem came with Nigeria’s independence in 1960 but was changed in 1978. The other old orders we inherited were the parliamentary and the regional systems of governments. “Successful military governments came on board and bastardized and balkanized the systems. They took away the regional governments until three regions became 36 states. They took away the parliamentary and gave us the unitary system in 1966 and the presidential system in 1979. “Yes, the military who came through the barrels of guns took away ‘Nigeria, we hail thee”, a national anthem some of us grew to know and sing and in 1978 gave us ‘Arise oh compatriot’. “If after 46 years of jettisoning the old anthem, we still found it worthy and necessary to restore it into our national life, I think nothing is wrong when we bring back the old systems that had worked for us in the past. “For me, I think Nigeria’s economy as it stands today is not strong enough to successfully funds the present presidential system of government and even bring about the expected developmental projects across Nigeria. Therefore, I suggest that we return to the parliamentary system as inherited from the British at independence in 1960,” he said. On regionalism, the cleric suggested that apart from cutting down the cost in the running of government businesses, “it will also encourage healthy competitions leading to fast economic growths and infrastructural developments among the regions as recorded in the early 60s”. However, Adeoye suggested that instead of making it the three regions as it was before, it should be six geographical zones as is currently obtainable in Nigeria. 2 Likes |
Politics / Re: NERC Transfers Regulatory Oversight To Enugu Electricity Commission (EERC) by RESTMOUTH99(m): 1:17pm On Apr 23 |
This means that EEDC will compete with other interested company to secure licences from Enugu state electricity regulatory authority for supply and distribution of electricity. Hopefully, geometric power owned by prof. Nnaji from Enugu state would outrun them and secure the licence. Thank God for eliminating monopoly 12 Likes 1 Share |
Politics / Re: Reps Committee On Works Holds Public Hearing On The Use Of Concrete For Roads by RESTMOUTH99(m): 7:00pm On Nov 30, 2023 |
Contractor have spread their lobby very well so that they will continue with asphalt roads that quickly fails 4 Likes |
Education / Re: 10th National Assembly Lawmakers Push For 32 New Federal Higher Institutions by RESTMOUTH99(m): 2:40pm On Nov 27, 2023 |
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Religion / Re: What Happens To Those Who Hold On Tightly To Sin Instead Of Letting Go (picture) by RESTMOUTH99(m): 9:33am On Nov 19, 2023 |
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Politics / Re: Group Exposes Cement Roads Done By Umahi In Ebonyi (Pictures) by RESTMOUTH99(m): 4:46pm On Nov 09, 2023 |
Karemarealty288:Forget the critics, Umahi never claim that cement roads can't be damaged but the damage can't be compared with asphalt roads. Ironically, cement traders joins road contractors in the game of criticizing the minister , while the cement traders are suppose to be happy over that policy proposal. |
Health / Re: Fallen Tree Kills Woman, Injures 10 Others In Ilorin by RESTMOUTH99(m): 9:35pm On Oct 23, 2023 |
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Politics / Re: Collapsed National Grid: Restoration At Advanced Stages - TCN by RESTMOUTH99(m): 3:47pm On Sep 14, 2023 |
Is power supply in the exclusive list of the federal government? Very bad. Grid system should be abolished and allow organizations and levels of government to invest in power supply. Lastly, nuclear power supply has recently being adjudged the best sustainable power supply by scientists. But what's Nigeria waiting to embrace it to tackle this century of epileptic electricity supply? High time concern citizens rise take away ethnicity and religion and push for a good policy that will liberate this nation. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Sports / Re: Chiamaka Nnadozie Saves 2 Penalties & Eliminates Arsenal From Champions League. by RESTMOUTH99(m): 7:26pm On Sep 09, 2023 |
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Politics / Re: Tribunal: Atiku Heads To Supreme Court, Says We Got Judgement, Not Justice by RESTMOUTH99(m): 6:40am On Sep 07, 2023 |
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Celebrities / Re: "Why I Hid My Wife, Children From Social Media" – Chinedu Ikedieze (Aki) by RESTMOUTH99(m): 6:33pm On Aug 19, 2023 |
Good choice 1 Like |
Politics / Re: Wike Is FCT Minister, Umahi Works Minister - Vanguard by RESTMOUTH99(m): 7:43pm On Aug 16, 2023 |
UMAHI as works minister is a square peg in a square hole just like when prof. Nnaji was power minister that unfortunately short-lived 2 Likes |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Niger Coup: France, Italy Begin Evacuation Of Citizens From Niamey by RESTMOUTH99(m): 11:06am On Aug 01, 2023 |
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Health / Re: How My Good Deeds Got Rewarded Almost 2 Years Later by RESTMOUTH99(m): 1:19pm On Jul 03, 2023 |
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Education / Re: Breaking: INEC Declares Peter Mbah Of PDP Enugu State Governor-elect by RESTMOUTH99(m): 10:50pm On Mar 22, 2023 |
Tomorrow Is Here , congratulations to the winner, mbah deserves it, tested and trusted. I remain obedient |
Politics / Re: Presidential Poll: 70 CSOs kick against INEC’s move to reconfigure BVAS by RESTMOUTH99(m): 5:31am On Mar 08, 2023 |
Daylight robbery 29 Likes |
Politics / Re: 2023: Timipre Sylva Joins Bayelsa Guber Race by RESTMOUTH99(m): 3:17pm On Feb 20, 2023 |
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Sports / Re: Man Utd Prepare Training Ground Overhaul After Ronaldo Complaints by RESTMOUTH99(m): 6:47pm On Feb 12, 2023 |
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Politics / Re: Buhari: Rural Development Is Stunted Because State Govs Pocket LG Allocations by RESTMOUTH99(m): 5:01pm On Dec 01, 2022 |
What efforts has Buhari made using his veto power to stop the joint account by states and local government since over seven years in office? That issue is what national conference aimed to restructure would have solved but he ignores it. He is also part of the cabals that benefits from the bad system that's why he is giving lip service without action to the ugly phenomenon 5 Likes 1 Share |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Photos Of Putin’s Newly Mobilized Army Of Aged And Unfit Men Being Sent To Fight by RESTMOUTH99(m): 11:56am On Sep 29, 2022 |
Is a unique strategy because the aged soldiers have nothing to regret or fear as they have enjoyed the fullness of their life span, they will be fighting like suiciders.... But Putin should embrace peace and allow a sovereign nation (Ukraine) to determine their own fate 9 Likes 3 Shares |
Crime / Re: Customs Intercepts 81,425 Litres Of Petrol In Sacks Heading To Benin Republic by RESTMOUTH99(m): 7:19pm On Sep 28, 2022 |
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Foreign Affairs / Re: Joe Biden Orders All US Flags Around The World To Fly At Half-Mast by RESTMOUTH99(m): 2:41pm On Sep 10, 2022 |
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Sports / Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Heading To Napoli by RESTMOUTH99(m): 4:53pm On Aug 26, 2022 |
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Politics / Re: 2023: Igbo-Etiti Youths Drum Support For Gov. Ugwuanyi, Mbah, Others by RESTMOUTH99(m): 9:06am On Aug 10, 2022 |
It is about three weeks now the primary schools in Enugu state is on indefinite strike due to non-payment of minimum wage and allowances. There was a month warning strike in June. From our enquiry, secondary school staff and some departments and agencies in the state have been captured in the minimum wage upgrade leaving primary school staff. It is unfortunate that pupils are wasting at home, and have turned street hawkers. And at a time school system has suffered a terrible truncation due to covid-19 . Opinion leaders are so much worried about ASUU strike overlooking the primary education decay which is a time bomb awaiting. most of the opinion leaders have their children and wards in private schools just like politicians. For God's sake somebody should tell Governor.Ugwuanyi to act fast and pay the token owe primary school teachers in the state and implement their minimum wage. Primary Education is the backbone of every education. What project can a sitting government accomplish without fixing primary education and primary health system? This is political season, politicians are planning how to get into the office including incumbent, I madly imagine what they will tell the parents of this pupils sitting idle at home or would the politicians thwart their minds with money to vote against their wish? or is their any way apart from rigging that will enable nonperform government to clinch to power? Enugu state is in the hands of God but the mandate of the masses is in the hands of Governor who is legally the chief security of the state , and we have to remind him that the security of life of these pupils ( children) are in his hands. |
Education / Like ASUU, Enugu State Government Primary Schools Are On Strike by RESTMOUTH99(m): 10:50am On Aug 08, 2022 |
It is about three weeks now the primary schools in Enugu state is on indefinite strike due to non-payment of minimum wage and allowances. There was a month warning strike in June. From our enquiry, secondary school staff and some departments and agencies in the state have been captured in the minimum wage upgrade leaving primary school staff. It is unfortunate that pupils are wasting at home, and have turned street hawkers. And at a time school system has suffered a terrible truncation due to covid-19 . Opinion leaders are so much worried about ASUU strike overlooking the primary education decay which is a time bomb awaiting. most of the opinion leaders have their children and wards in private schools just like politicians. For God's sake somebody should tell Governor.Ugwuanyi to act fast and pay the token owe primary school teachers in the state and implement their minimum wage. Primary Education is the backbone of every education. What project can a sitting government accomplish without fixing primary education and primary health system? This is political season, politicians are planning how to get into the office including incumbent, I madly imagine what they will tell the parents of this pupils sitting idle at home or would the politicians thwart their minds with money to vote against their wish? or is their any way apart from rigging that will enable nonperform government to clinch to power? Enugu state is in the hands of God but the mandate of the masses is in the hands of Governor who is legally the chief security of the state , and we have to remind him that the security of life of these pupils ( children) are in his hands. |
Education / Re: Pay Rise: FG Excludes State Universities, ASUU Kicks by RESTMOUTH99(m): 12:09pm On Aug 04, 2022 |
Resource control can solve all this problem, simple devolution of power, states can get resources to finance their institutions to a competitive standard.... |
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