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deedeedee1:the lack of healthy competition is the current situation we are all experiencing in Nigeria right now . If all the states were all to experience a what u earn is what u get situation u would see how each state would strive to outdo each other in providing suitable investment ground for investors and provide suitable policies that would cause investors to favour them and provide jobs for its residents not for everyone to rush to Lagos cause there are other alternatives then I don't see how the lives of Nigerians would not improve. I think competition can be a good thing as long that it is controlled via the constitution |
deedeedee1:when people say the era of regionalism brought ethnic sentiments I get confused because for me all I saw was the intense competition unlike this current contraption in which the states wait for the federal government to dish out money hence no need to compete and outdo each other thus leading to development. |
I support those that argue that Nigeria should have 6 regions and even more importantly the constitution must acknowledge all the ethnic tribes in Nigeria, no matter their size..Each region would have resource control and would each have their own sub constitution designed along their ethnic practices i.e the north east could base their constitution on sharia if they so please. This regions would then create states along their sub ethnic leanings i.e The Yoruba region could create states such as ijebu, Egba .The South South could create ijaw and itshekiri states etc.with each of this states having representatives at the respective parliament of each region. The federal level should be a parliamentary system headed by a prime minister who will function as head of government and a president as head of state and will also double as president of the Senate. The Federal government would only be largely concerned with foreign affairs coordination and defence,border security. Education would be a joint affair between the regions and the federal government . All items on the concurrent and the residual list would be handled by the regions with the power to devolve them to their respective states. This is my idea of an ideal Nigeria where the South will not feel threatened by the northern conservative attitude and each region would develop at its own determined pace free from external pressures and would even begin to adopt their own indigenous language as official languages in their respective domains and would adopt their own educational syllabi without fear of one religion over the other with minimal input from the federal level. Each contributing to the centeredness their own fair share. |
checkengine:Without being biased I would say that the major deterrent to their presence in the east is largely due to Ibo land tenure system. Whilst this tenure system ensures that land remains within the Ibo family its largely disadvantageous to the non Ibo tribes. Even if land is granted to externals he is still made to feel that the land tenure is temporary unlike other parts of Nigeria even the South West where the omo onile operate, once they are paid their dues they vanish unlike the ibos who wouldn't consider selling due to fear of retribution from his kinsmen. I know u will probably want to mention the Nigerian land tenure system law that guarantees fair allocation of land it does not go far enough to legislate the Ibo mentality. This system ensures that the land is not pollutted by foreign culture but it also deters business investments from other tribes. I'm sure anyone who studied estate mgmt will understand. |
I support those that argue that Nigeria should have 6 regions and even more importantly the constitution must acknowledge all the ethnic tribes in Nigeria, no matter their size..Each region would have resource control and would each have their own sub constitution designed along their ethnic practices i.e the north east could base their constitution on sharia if they so please. This regions would then create states along their sub ethnic leanings i.e The Yoruba region could create states such as ijebu, Egba .The South South could create ijaw and itshekiri states etc.with each of this states having representatives at the respective parliament of each region. The federal level should be a parliamentary system headed by a prime minister who will function as head of government and a president as head of state and will also double as president of the Senate. The Federal government would only be largely concerned with foreign affairs coordination and defence,border security. Education would be a joint affair between the regions and the federal government . All items on the concurrent and the residual list would be handled by the regions with the power to devolve them to their respective states. This is my idea of an ideal Nigeria where the South will not feel threatened by the northern conservative attitude and each region would develop at its own determined pace free from external pressures and would even begin to adopt their own indigenous language as official languages in their respective domains and would adopt their own educational syllabi without fear of one religion over the other with minimal input from the federal level. Each contributing to the centeredness their own fair share. |
Sometimes people forget this woman was the first to establish a beauty salon in the entire north so definitely she is a trendsetter and besides those that go to beauty salon know how much they pay .for someone to know be telling a beautician how to dress haba....abeg this woman is accomplished pls give her space |
Armaggedon:a civil war fought with machines and guns ,gun powder was even outdated in that war compared to an ethnic squabble between a tribe fought with cutlass and the rich few that could afford Dane guns. Anyway I'm not saying that their population stagnated but it gave other tribes the natural advantage and basically a head start |
EternalTruths:you have a point but in considering the fact that most were children and they were easily replaced we have to also give due consideration to the other tribes that did not need to replace their children but yet did not feel the need to pause for their other brother to complete the process of replacement bearing the fact that this tribe consists of people who are mostly practicing monogamy due to their fervent Christian upbringing and the other tribes either have a religion that supports polygamy,do not give a damn,or are famed for their notorious taiye's and kehinde's. In the end size and population does not help anybody our big brother up north can tell us more about it,just wish each major tribe could be given a good measure of autonomy to decide their destiny without having to wait on Abuja just like the early days of regionalism and the smaller tribes would rally around them each with his own kin without fear of subjugation by the bigger tribe |
My goodness when they say people in Nigeria have selective amnesia there's a truth to it. A certain tribe lost over 3million people during a particular civil war and before that there was a progrom against that same tribe on the north where the news then was that virtually every member of that tribe residing in the north were wiped out in retaliation for a certain coup the few survivors ran back to their land without their properties. Take note Nigeria's population was barely reaching a100 million then one can now begin to imagine the percentage of their total population that was lost. |
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princey83:foodstuff from foreign donors was allowed by awolowo and approved by gowon but the ojukwu govt was suspicious,so it was abandoned.That is why he (gowon) cannot be blamed for starvation during the biafra war..ojukwu felt it may have been poisoned.. |
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CSTR2:it has always been a nation just not a state. There is a big difference Scotland is a nation uk is a state.. |
Omotonsho:really so you have confirmed that it is tax payers money he is using. |
After all said .the Alaafin took her hands and greeted her.that is all.. |
I don't think creating more states is the answer.rather we should return to regionalism but the constituting ethnic tribes can create their respective provinces or states in their respective regions |
george4CHRIST:was it apc they told u they were in ss3 or pdp government in power then .ogbeni get ur facts straight |
I wonder if bokoharam went to their hostels and started asking politely for ss3 girls.. |
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