₦airaland Forum

Drabeey:
I remember when Ex-governor Ambode kept having series of agreements with the Kebbi state government. He had this vision, not only his vision, he started the project... And now another governor is at the verge of making the vision a reality(even as 'unpally' as they are).

That is governing! Love or hate Lagos state, she is our pride.

btw, what is wrong with this one?

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Drabeey was here

Governance is continuity unlike the black fat ugly Ambode that tried everything to kill all Tinubu and Fashola projects. Useless fat bastard and his untrained ex-prostitute wife have been sent packing. Now we have a governor and deputy that bear no grudges. Core professionals with a direction.

Texman21:
just look at the gallons of paint on her face

Just five gallons and you are complaining. Do you know a former late first lady who is married to a cultist who commits incest? She uses twenty gallons daily and she eventually died while doing cosmetics surgery.

Gucci Fatoyinbo is using the girls, ladies and women for rituals. His wife knows this but that is where she is Gettysburg the money she is flaunting.

TANTUMERGO007:
Only mourn the children way no vote failure back but for their parents way vote disaster I laugh at them

You too may just end up like this with your anger and bitterness.

Sirpaul:
A great attitude becomes a great day which becomes a
great month which becomes a great year which becomes
a great life.

Change what you are drinking.

Deconstructing Ben Nwabueze’s New Baby


Professor Ben Nwabueze, erudite constitutional lawyer, consummate and well-researched elder statesman drafted the unitary constitution thus abolishing the robust regional setup that made each region economically and politically viable. He abolished the regional governance because of General Aguiyi Ironsi who had just seized power after the gruesome murders of the prime minister, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, and others in 1966.

To ensure his grips on power, Ironsi used Nwabueze’s unitary document to bring Nigeria under one federating unit. It is intriguing that the same person whose document ended our regional experience is the same person crying for restructuring. What has happened that his beautiful policy is no longer an option but an oppressive tool? For us to take him serious, he must first apologise to Nigerians for abolishing the regional template.

Putting it succinctly, Eric Teniola chronicled Aguiyi Ironsi’s unification trajectory thus,

“Of all the decrees enacted in Nigeria, none is more controversial than Decree No 34 of 1966. It was promulgated on May 24, 1966 by then Head of State, Major General Johnson Thomas Umunnakwe Aguiyi-Ironsi (1924-1966). It was called Unification Decree while some critics at that time labelled it the De-unification Decree.

It was the decree that started the death of regionalism – an issue that is still generating controversy till now. Although the next head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, repealed the Decree 34 on August 31, 1966 through Decree 9, a large portion of the Decree is still effective till today.

General Gowon further compounded it by promulgating Decree 14 of 1967, which broke Nigeria into 12 states and provided for military governors for each state. With Decrees 34, 8 and 14 regionalism was finally buried.

On assumption of power, General Aguiyi-Ironsi promulgated the Constitution (Suspension and Modification) Decree 1966. Decree No 1 dated January 17, 1966 but not published in the Official Gazette until March 4, 1966. He then issued Public Order Decree No 33 dated May 24 1966, which dissolved 81 political associations and 26 tribal and cultural associations.

At the early stage of his tenure, he appointed a three-man advisory team made up of Chief Francis Nwokedi, a permanent secretary, Dr Pius Charles Nwabafor Okigbo (1924-2000) and Colonel Patrick Anwunah, who later became chairman and head of the Orientation Committee at that time.’

This piece is for those who think the call for restructuring is a new idea, no, we had a well thought out governance template until Prof Ben Nwabueze truncated it with his unitary pooh pooh. This is setting the record straight otherwise he takes the glory of being a champion of a better Nigeria when in real sense he was the architect of a provincial and nepotistic leaning.

History is indeed a pathway to understanding governance templates and the intentions of policy framers. The old man exposed his policy stance decades ago. It begs the question: If it was bad yesterday, why and how is it good today? He who comes to equity must come with clean hands. Prof Ben is required to explain to this nation what he proposed to Ironsi and what was not implemented that necessitated the failure of the Unification decree. And then compare and contrast with what he is promoting now via restructuring. Until and unless this is done we will never know his true intention.

It is undeniable that professor Ben Nwabueze, drafted the ill-fated Unification Decree 34 of 1966 for Ironsi; drafted Decree 61 of 1993 that set up the Interim National Government (ING) headed by Chief Ernest Shonekan. Thus, Nwabueze helped to scuttle Abiola’s mandate, the same way he drafted Abacha’s Sovereign Conference sham. Conveniently, we can conclude that the elder statesman is a friend of dictators.

In trying to confuse those who aren’t familiar with alternative historical leaning, the well-schooled professor transmogrified into a civil friend of democratic administration when he signed into Goodluck Ebele Jonathan’s National Confab this time around with the new song of restructuring, another bait used by some Nigerians to hoodwink the people – just like the second Niger Bridge which has become a sing-song for politicians who ride on the intelligence of the people of South East.

We can’t forget in a hurry how the old man professor of constitutional law gave tacit backing to Nnamdi Kanu during his infamous reign as the leader of the Independent People of Biafra. How he tactically dumped Kanu in support of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party is a study of elderly maverick stunts. Swimming with the convenient flow of the rivers is our elder statesman whose experiences in nation-building should be a resort instead of his endless ties with tribal apron. Having failed in his expectations, prof won’t die unless Atiku wins the presidential race of Nigeria, the same Nigeria Baba Nwabueze joined Nnamdi to call a zoo!

Source: https://leadership.ng/2018/11/16/deconstructing-ben-nwabuezes-new-baby/

Ebullience:
former Minister of Education and Youth Development, Professor Ben Nwabueze (SAN) made a brief appearance this morning before the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) in Abuja, announcing himself as the leader of the petitioners’ legal team.

Prof Nwabueze, who was brought in on a wheelchair, later read a prepared speech before the commencement of proceedings and took his leave about 30 minutes later.

The Senior Advocate, who was allowed to address the tribunal while sitting, said his appearance was to underscore the importance of the case for the nation’s democratic development.

Meanwhile, the tribunal has suspended proceedings to rule on an issue raised by the respondents, to the effect that the petitioners have not properly complied with an earlier order of the court.

Details shortly.

https://thenationonlineng.net/breaking-87-year-old-prof-nwabueze-leads-atikus-pdps-legal-team/

Very good. The same Ben Nwabueze whom Aguyi Ironsi enrolled to draft the decree that abolished Regional Government and introduce Unitary Government is the one leading the opposition from a wheel chair. What a wonderful God we serve.

FunkyAlhaji2015:
This is a masterpiece from Atiku. I voted for Buhari but Atiku has jus won my heart with his reaction. This is what leadership is about, fast and decisive action. We might probably never get a reaction from the presidency on this serious matter.

The court should declare this man President, biko.

Go back to INEC and collect your vote back and give it to Atikuchukwu the Cameroonian bisexual. Buhari still wins. So why are you deceiving yourself?

princekalani:
Great guy. May God bless you a million times over Deji, you fight for justice and justice and peace will never depart from your household. I am currently down with fever, I just wished I could join you guys because that sick 'SINATOR' deserves nothing other than prison term.

Don't you have a job? If you are not down with fever, are you not supposed to be at work? Or is your father a carrier politician and all you do is spend government money? Or are you simply a lazy Nigerian youth?

princemillla:
That means say she go get mental small ooooo

Yes, the day Aisha messes up, Dolapo will show her(Aisha) that she(Dolapo) is a Lagos street girl.

This one is already down. Police IG will use this miscreant Senator to shine.

auntysimbiat:
Forming good man

This is the man's true self. We have known him, his siblings and his whole family for years, we know ourselves in Ilorin. If you are not from Ilorin, you cannot contribute to this topic because you don't know us. We know ourselves. Ilorin in my maternal home. Abdulrasak is a good and humble man from a good home. We just pray that the demons in government house do not turn him to one of them.

Seetto:
Ambode is a bad egg

Even his untrained wife regret marrying such a fat ugly fool

Yes, it is for Nigerians benefit but let it remain in your North.7

Yes, it is for Nigerians benefit but let it remain in your North.

Rhaspody:
North don't have respect for women

Only female prostitutes do meetings with men at night.

Yoruba foot soldiers doing training and practice to confront Fulani herdsmen. Good job boys, keep it up. But I no won hear say sickness dey do you when we call you to face Fulani herdsmen ooo.

OgogoroFreak:
Na patience Jonathan dey push this man do silly things.

Se what they turned the president of Nigeria into.

TimFisher2:


Trying so hard to placate the people of South East

A leopard cant change its skin!

We the Buharist do not give a shiit about you Flattinos. You have lots of diseases, so we have no make your brother control the disease for you.

NigeriaIsDoomed:
He spoke his mind. Some Yorubas are not cowards and this man is one of them.
I am proud of you Sir, let the drug baron enslaving Lagosians continue to be silent, what befell Abiola and co awaits him very soon.

I will be surprised if you do not mention Tinubu your nightmare. The Jagaban and the Nigerian Nightmare. Una go cry, cry, una go tire.

COZA should relocate to Kenya. He can go and be Cozalising them there.

Only idiots won't remember this


https://thenationonlineng.net/csos-shutdown-nass-over-misappropriation-of-cattle-ranch-fund-want-jonathan-arrested/

Did Buhari also rape Timi's wife or mother or sisters?

ogashman:
After over four weeks of inauguration!


Book ur flight with us....see my signature below

Go and meet your drug trafficking brothers to book tickets for their drug business.

PrinzEleju:
I know Lai Mohammed will make the list.No Lai,No APC.No Tinubu,No PMB.
Take it or get a rope and do the needful.

This is how madness starts. Tonto Dikeh started like this, Aunty Kemi Olunloyo too started like this, now you have started yours.

oz4real83:
Clearance or no clearance,once pmb nominates u as a minister,go home and celebrate. You have scaled through. Kemi Adeosun scaled through despite her fake nysc certificate. Shittu also scaled through as minister despite not going for nysc. We have many unqualified people in positions despite having been screened by dss. Tired of drama.

imPatience Jonathan became Permanent Secretary in Bayelsa State Ministry of Education despite being First Lady of the Federal Republic, living in Abuja, and having the worst spoken English in the country.