₦airaland Forum

obailala:
Obj saved several billions of dollars in his 8 years of leadership so that his successor will have funds to bring about massive infrastructural development. Go and check the amount he met in Nigerian coffers in 1999 when he assumed office and also check the amount he left behind when he left. Good leadership requires forward thinking, vision and proper planning. It is not about indiscriminately awarding contracts or what you achieve now, but rather, it is about what you achieve much later. I do not blame you however because most Nigerian Africans only see the present and are incapable of looking into the future or seeing the bigger picture. To most Africans, a good president is the one that builds/renovates roads for immediate consumption.

After many years of military rule, OBJ successfully lifted Nigeria out of a deep economic and political pit and placed Nigeria on the world economic map. OBJ cleared Nigeria's external debts and boosted our foreign reserves like never before. The reason behind that was to strengthen Nigeria's credit worthiness and restore Nigeria's political relevance in the international scheme of things. OBJ's 'wasted' 8 years was wasted in building a mega-momentum for the nation to launch us into massive infrastructural development. Unfortunately fr OBJ and for Nigeria, OBJ never knew his successors were going to be visionless, irresponsible wasters.

The train tracks you talk about, it was under OBJ's regime that the masterplan of the modernised Nigerian railway system was prepared. OBJ successfully constructed the Ajaokuta - Warri standard gauge line (which is of great economic importance to the steel cities) and he was about commencing the Abuja to Kaduna standard gauge rail when he handed over to Yaradua. However GEJ came in and renovated the 1903 narrow gauge tracks from Lagos to Kano instead of following the masterplan which was meant to replace the old tracks with modern standard gauges. Now we can only have snail speed trains and people are celebrating GEJ and insulting OBJ. A little investigation would even reveal that the money squandered in resuscitating the 1903 lines would have at least built half of the modern lines thereby giving us standard world class high speed trains.

Please source of this story. Any link?

Our politicians are special breed. If i have a million dollars, i can bet the main problem they have with the speaker is that they were not given their own share.

As for work, Ikpeazu started on a good note and i know he's smart enough to know that its too early to start embezzling funds especially now that PDP is an opposition party at the national level

Finally!!!

Now can they sit down and do what they're elected to do

I love this woman.

A rare combination of beauty, brains and courage

Well written

itstorekeeper:
He is working indeed. He did not go to Onitsha from Old Road, I wonder how he could have crossed Ukwu Orji by Ogidi Afor Igwe road via Oye Olisa. People were trapped there today. My guy had to call and sent in pix how he was stuck in that flood. The funniest thing is that one of Obiano's mass transit buses was even trapped in the flood. His administration is good, but as am seeing it, he will be another Baba Go Slow in Anambra. The road project former gov. Peter Obi awarded in Ogbunike via cave and Umudioka has been abandoned after he came and promised to continue from there. His wife is even from that community, but nothing has been done if not his proposed tourism resort at the renowned Ogbunike Cave. [/b]Tipper drivers and bike operators are no longer at ease with this government. Levies and duties everywhere[b]. Tell him to look back he will see how mistakenly he has dropped his ticket for a second tenure which I notice will be declined with all these Go Slow parterns.

Ndi be anyi don't like paying taxes . We have no choice but to start paying it as funds from Abuja have reduced drastically (and will still reduce more).

Please we need to explain to our people the reason behind increase in levies and duties.

Oshiomole needs help. He's no longer normal.

$6 billion ??!! Haba

Manutd19:
There it is bro

Thanks and Godbless

Happy Sunday guys. Please does anyone have a Big Round Number Indicator or direct me to where I can download it?

Thanks

One question I believe we should ask Is, how do we become exporters? This is d best time to become exporters because of the free fall of the Naira.

We have importers thread here in Nairaland started by the likes of Elmatteo, Ymodulus, etc. But no one has been able to let us know how we can break into exportation business. Is it that there are no exporters in this forum? Please don't even mention the information marketers most of whom have not exported a pen from lagos to Ogun.

Please if u r an exporter, Kindly help us out. Thanks

This wonderful thread only has 2 pages

Guys calm down and imagine if it was GEJ that made this statement, Nairaland would've been shutdown by now .

IbnSultaan:
if the blow up oil pipes. it will take decades to clean
WHO GO SUFFER

I guess you've never been to the naija delta to see how bad the environment is already? The environment is already bad sir.

A man who's down needs fear no fall

sunnyb0b0:
All these because Tompolo called a meeting for tomorrow? LWTMB!

My brother, MEND won't be fighting any physical combat with anyone unless the need arises. They know where the well heads and trunking are and only need to blow up a well or two to make a statement. If you are waiting for them to start exchanging fire with security agencies, you are sitting on a long thing.

That is what they don't know. Do we have the personel to man all pipelines and we'll heads scattered over the naija delta?

Can we afford to fight 2 wars at d same time? Some of the SBS commandos are already in the north east.

I believe nothing will happen in that meeting. MEND may decide to act as environmental/resource control activists as against carrying out attacks on oil installations. This meeting was made public for a reason. I wont even be suprised if they release a communique congratulating GMB for anything

I don't see the senior boys Tompolo, Ateke, Asari, boyloaf, Farah dagogo, etc entering the creeks. However, I see another group with another name attacking oil installations. This is the easiest thing to do. They can launch RPG attacks on oil installations and disappear before the navy is alerted.

Biko onwero ihe eji nsogbu eme. GMB should please see to it that the Niger delta guys are 'made happy'. We can't afford economic sabotage that will arise from the Niger delta

safarigirl:
The level of hate directed at Igbos on this thread is disturbing.

I will never understand why the mods bring such rubbish to FP just so some frustrated entities can attack an entire ethnic group and refer to them as 'greedy' 'useleSs' 'selfish' 'tribalists'....as if they're not doing the same thing they accuse these people of.

Seun, lalasticlala, ishilove, I don't know who allows these things see FP, but I want that person to know that there can never be a positive result from this. It makes every Igbo person hate Nigeria the more, it makes them feel more marginalized when they see things like "that is why an Igbo person can never rule Nigeria"

There are people far worse than Nnamdi Kanu in Nigeria, and Nairaland gives them their voice....remember that social media also plays a great part in every movement. [/b]I did not know triballism until Nairaland[b]. What is the good of a site that promotes tribalism by being docile?

I don't know what your gain is by allowing these many mocking comments, but the sooner someone stops promoting ethnic-based threads, the better for Nigeria

Wonderful post.

Likewise me, I didn't know anything about Tribalism until Nairaland. I'm sure same is true for majority of Igbos youths born from the 80's - downwards. After reading threads like this, many of our youths started listening to Nnamdi Kanu.

bushdoc9919:
[/b]Why do you need appointments?[b]

I am not joking, I am serious.

You have governors,LG chairmen......what are they doing? Get them to work for you.

Same goes for Hausas. Just because your son is in Aso Rock...does not excuse your governor or LG chairman from working. Get them to work. North ran this country for 30 years....and is still underdeveloped. SS ran this country for six years....and young people are still stealing oil to surivive.

Stop this sharing of national cake things. THERE IS NO NATIONAL CAKE!

We need federal appointments now because our sons and daughters need federal work. That's because that's how Nigeria is structured for now. Do you know the number of Igbos that were employed by the fed govt under the GEJ administration just cos of the appointments he gave our sons and daughters.

Until Nigeria is restructured it resource control/ true federalism, there always be need for federal appointments by all tribes in nigeria

Meiji:
What is this rubbish? Is Sahara Reporters aware that there is a Monetary Policy Committee meeting tomorrow which Godwin Emefiele is expected to attend? What is all this rubbish in the name of journalism for God's sake?

You see how APC media and laptop dogs are deceiving Nigerian youths. I bet you that most people don't knw what MPC meeting is all about.

zicoraads:
Our ignorance on this forum is appalling. Some of us just say things here without cogent reasons to back up our claims. Belonging to a particular party is not an excuse for fatuity. Let us look at some of these issues as Nigerians first, before party men and women. Agreed, some members of that conference can best be described as 'bench warmers' and were not worthy of being there. But generalising it is also wrong. I know a lot of bright minds that attended that conference. Young women and men inclusive. Thank you signz!

My brother i tire

njeph:
The full list

What is peace Nnaji, Egumgbe, Edeoga, Onuzuruike and fidel Ayogu doing there

Please tell me this list is fake.

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/opinion/167070-key-national-conference-recommendations-you-need-to-know.html


Creation of 18 New States
2014 National Conference: Recommended the creation of 18 new states (three per geo-political zone).. Among them are Apa, Edu, Kainji, Katagum, Savannah, Amana, Gurara, Ghari, Etiti (South East zone), Aba, Adada, Njaba-Anim, Anioma, Orashi, Ogoja, Ijebu and New Oyo. Apart from the 18 proposed states, the Conference also recommended one new states for the South East to make the zone have equal number of states with the other zones except the North West which has seven. It also recommended that states willing to merge can also do so based on certain conditions.

2005: NPRC said 36 states structure is too expensive and that the situation will become worse given the number of requests for the creation of new states some of which would need to be met for the sake of peace and stability of the economy.

1994/1995 Constitutional Conference recommended the creation of 20 new states namely Gombe, Apa, Nasarawa, Hadejia, Tiga, Zamfara, Sardauna, Katagum, Ghari, Kainji, Bayelsa, Orashi, Anioma, Ekiti, Ebonyi, New Oyo, Ogoja, Itai, Ijebu-Remo and Rivers East. Some of the states have since been created.

Resource Control/Derivation Principle/Fiscal Federalism
2014 NC: The Conference noted that assigning percentage for the increase in derivation principle, and setting up Special Intervention Funds to address issues of reconstruction and rehabilitation of areas ravaged by insurgency and internal conflicts as well as solid minerals development, require some technical details and consideration. The Conference therefore recommends that Government should set up a Technical Committee to determine the appropriate percentage on the three issues and advise government accordingly.

2005 NPRC: Recommended an increase in the level of derivation from the present 13% to 17% in the interim pending the report of the expert commission. Massive and urgent programme of development of infrastructure and human resources of the Niger Delta should be embarked upon by the Federal Government.

1994/1995 CC: It said in determining the formula, the National Assembly shall take into account allocation principles especially those of population, equality of states, internal revenue generation, land mass, terrain as well as population density provided that the principle of Derivation shall be constantly reflected in any approved formula as being not less than 13% of the Revenue accruing to the Federation Account directly.

The various mineral resources should be controlled and managed by the Government of the Federation through an arrangement which involves Oil Producing States and Communities, in particular, the rights and privileges which the Mineral and Mining Act of 1999 confers on States, Local Governments, Communities and land owners should equally be extended to the case of petroleum resources

Public Finance/Revenue Allocation

2014: That the sharing of the funds to the Federation Account among the three tiers of government should be done in the following manner: Federal Government – 42.5%, State Governments – 35% and Local Governments 22.5%

That the percentage given to population and equality of states in the existing sharing formula be reduced while that assigned to Social Development sector be increased to a much higher percentage so as to ensure accelerated development of all parts of the country.

2005 NPRC: No specific recommendation, but advised that the number of local government in a state should not count as a criterion for revenue allocation

1994/1995 Constitutional Conference: The National Assembly shall determine the Revenue Allocation Formula which formula shall each time remain in force for a period of not less than five years from the day the bill shall be assented to by the president.

Forms of Government
2014 NC: Recommended the Modified Presidential System, a home-made model of government that effectively combines the presidential and parliamentary systems of government.

The president shall pick the vice president from the Legislature.

The President should select not more than 18 ministers from the six geo -political zones and not more than 30% of his ministers from outside the Legislature. Reduce Cost of governance by pruning the number of political appointees and using staff of ministries where necessary.

2005 NPRC:
The Conference recommended the retention of Presidential System of Government.

The number of ministries at the centre should be reduced to between 15 and 18 and to a maximum of 10 at the state level. Similarly, appointment of Special Advisers should be pegged to six and not more than three at the state level. Appointment of special assistants should be made from within the public service.

1994/1995: Recommended presidential system and federalism.

Legislature
2014 National Conference: Bi-cameral legislature, but all elected members of the legislative arms of all the tiers of government should serve on part-time basis

Power Sharing/Rotation
2014 NC: Recommended that the presidential power should rotate between the North and the South and among the six geo-political zones while the governorship will rotate among the three senatorial districts in a state.

2005 NPRC: The principle of power rotation should be enshrined in the Constitution so that executive positions rotate at federal, state and local governments. The office of the president, governors and local government should rotate in such a way that all the geo-political zones in the federation, states, local governments, as the case may be should have a chance to produce a president, governor and local government. It should not however be included in the constitution because of the emotive nature of the issue.

There should be legislation by the National Assembly to ensure that the office of the president should rotate between the north and the south as well as amongst the geo-political zones of the country on the basis of equity, justice and fairness. The principle should be applicable to states and local government on senatorial basis for the governorship and at ward or district for the position of chairman of LGs.

1994/1995 CC: Rotational Presidency should be enshrined in the Constitution. The same logic should apply to rotation of the governors and chairmen of LGs. It recommended multiple vice presidents with a way to ensure that at least one comes from the same zone as the president.

Local Government
2014 NC: Local Government will no longer be the third tier of government. The federal and states are now to be the only tiers of government. States can now create as many local governments they want. The Joint State/Local Government Account be scrapped and in its place the establishment of a State RMAFC with representatives of LG and a Chairman nominated by the Governor. The Constitution should fix the tenure for Local Government Councils at three years. Conference recommends the scrapping of State Independent Electoral Commission, SIECs.

2005 NPRC: The Conference retained three levels of government comprising federal, state and local government councils

1994/1995 CC: The Local government shall be a third tier of government in Nigeria, but in order to save costs, a local government council shall consist of the Chairman, Vice Chairman and elected Councillors without a legislative arms.

Each State shall maintain a special account to be called “State Joint Local Government Account” into which shall be paid all allocations to the Local government councils of the state from the Federation Account. State Houses of Assembly to create local governments and the life of local government officials will be three years.

Immunity Clause
2014: The immunity clause should be removed if the offences attract criminal charges to encourage accountability by those managing the economy.

2005 NPRC: Recommended that immunity clause as enshrined in Section 308 should be amended to remove immunity provision for crimes bothering on corrupt practices, economic and financial crimes and other serious offences such as suicide and murder.

Independent Candidacy
2014 NC: It recommended that every Nigerian who meets the specified condition in the Electoral Act should be free to contest elections as an independent candidate.

2005 NPRC: Recommended the recognition of Independent candidate in election

1994/1995: The Conference recommended that Independent Candidature should be recognized and should be in the constitution

Governance
2014 NC: The creation of the office of the Accountant General (Director-General) of the Federation as a distinct and separate office from the Office of the Accountant General of the Federal Government. The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation shall oversee the accruals of revenue into and disbursement from the Federation Account as and when due; and shall administer these funds as required by the Constitution, while the office of the Accountant General of the Federal Government shall oversee the accounts of the Federal Government.

2005: Separation of the offices of the Attorney General and Minister of Justice. The Attorney General for the Federation shall be appointed by the President for a single term of six years subject to the confirmation by the Senate

Anti-corruption:
2014: A Special Courts to handle corruption cases should be established in the light of undue prolongation in the trials and prosecution of corruption cases in the regular courts. A non-conviction-based asset forfeiture law should be enacted with broad provisions to deal with all issues of proceeds of crimes by the anti-graft agencies and the courts.

2005: Special Courts should be set up for prosecution of cases emanating from corrupt practices and such cases should not last more than 90 days. Secondly, it recommended that the authorities should Investigate and confiscate corruptly acquired wealth of past rulers and bring them to justice.
Re-introduction of the War Against Corruption and EFCC and Code of Conduct should be made members of Screening Committees at all levels of government to screen all candidates aspiring to political office before elections

Land Tenure Act
2014 NC: The Land Tenure Act should remain in the Constitution but be amended to take care of those concerns, particularly on compensation in Section 29 (4) of the Act to read “land owners should determine the price and value of their land based on open market value

2005 NPRC:
1994/1995 CC: Recommended that the Land Use Decree should be reviewed in line with the recommendations made by the Nigeria Law Reform Commission in 1991. It rejected the suggestion that the law should be completely abrogated.

National Anthem
2014 NC: Re-introduce the old National Anthem

Religion
2104 NC: The Conference recommended that there will be no government sponsorship of Christian and Muslim pilgrimages to the holy lands. It also resolved that churches and mosques should begin to pay tax to government

Nonsense!!! Typical Nigeria, always throwing away the baby with the bath water.

Yes the NC recommended the creation of 18 more states but it also recommended resource control.

!: The Conference recommended that there will be no government sponsorship of Christian and Muslim pilgrimages to the holy lands. It also resolved that churches and mosques should begin to pay tax to government.

2: A Special Courts to handle corruption cases should be established in the light of undue prolongation in the trials and prosecution of corruption cases in the regular courts. A non-conviction-based asset forfeiture law should be enacted with broad provisions to deal with all issues of proceeds of crimes by the anti-graft agencies and the courts.

2005: Special Courts should be set up for prosecution of cases emanating from corrupt practices and such cases should not last more than 90 days. Secondly, it recommended that the authorities should Investigate and confiscate corruptly acquired wealth of past rulers and bring them to justice.
Re-introduction of the War Against Corruption and EFCC and Code of Conduct should be made members of Screening Committees at all levels of government to screen all candidates aspiring to political office before elections

3: A Special Courts to handle corruption cases should be established in the light of undue prolongation in the trials and prosecution of corruption cases in the regular courts. A non-conviction-based asset forfeiture law should be enacted with broad provisions to deal with all issues of proceeds of crimes by the anti-graft agencies and the courts.

2005: Special Courts should be set up for prosecution of cases emanating from corrupt practices and such cases should not last more than 90 days. Secondly, it recommended that the authorities should Investigate and confiscate corruptly acquired wealth of past rulers and bring them to justice.
Re-introduction of the War Against Corruption and EFCC and Code of Conduct should be made members of Screening Committees at all levels of government to screen all candidates aspiring to political office before elections

4: The immunity clause should be removed if the offences attract criminal charges to encourage accountability by those managing the economy.

2005 NPRC: Recommended that immunity clause as enshrined in Section 308 should be amended to remove immunity provision for crimes bothering on corrupt practices, economic and financial crimes and other serious offences such as suicide and murder.

5: Bi-cameral legislature, but all elected members of the legislative arms of all the tiers of government should serve on part-time basis

These are the few recommendations of the National Conference. To get the remainin kindly visit this link http://www.premiumtimesng.com/opinion/167070-key-national-conference-recommendations-you-need-to-know.html

Lets be honest with ourselves in this country and ask ourselves this question are these recommendations bad for our nation?

True federalism is the Answer

onatisi:
I thought I was the only one that noticed that part in the write up. Something was still propelling her to want to blow up herself and kill many despite the fact that she was dying. She was waiting for ppl to come closer to her before detonating the bomb

There should be international inquiry into this. There may actually be a lab where people are hypnotized and brainwashed somewhere between Sambisa and Chad.

I can't imagine what her motivation was.

Callmemike:
Much much more. I stumbled across one of his speeches and he called GEJ all sorts of names- 1diot, fool, every vile name you can think of. I agree with the OP. Best strategy: Ignore him completely

Director needs help

SaiBuharii:
We understand that the worst president of the country since 1960, which is Goodluck Egbere Azikiwe (to deceive the igbos) Jonathan brought brought us to this sad level.

But Baba is capable and working hard to get us back to the glory days. I will advise all south south that plan to go bavk to the creek to note that...we will kill you all if u stop our progress. You will be taken as terrorist.

For the goats shouting biafra, if you take any outrageous step, baba will bomb ur head, one bomb per head. No time for negotiations. Gowon settled this year's back.

Nigeria is forward moving, it's either you join the train or commit sucide. Weak Jonathan days are over.

Your leaders (including Buhari) contributed by over 95% to the rise of this demon. Over the years, northern leaders refusal to educate and empower the youths in that region led to BH.

Am not deceived by whats happening now. BH will end once a $2-$5 billion is released to them in the name of Amnesty. What i'm really afraid of is what will start after BH.

Is this some kind of scientific brainwashing The woman mortally wounded, tried to still detonate another IED with her last breath and strength

Wickedness to the very end.

IdiAmin1:
Let me repeat it here, IDI AMIN is not going to any war anybody.

Yes I support the idea of either confederation or an outright division but it must be in a peaceful and legal way.

I endorse this post

PhockPhockMan:
Yet some people will be claiming that radio biafra started because of Jonathan’s defeat at the election.
Infact, during Jonathan's regime, Kanu use to call him Spineless

He has even described GEJ as Imbecilic .

bspyce:
An article once emerged claiming this same man has been denied of access to medicals while in detention. A lot of unverified news flying around in recent times. If this news is real, then Nigerians for once must unite and demand justice regardless of political affiliation.

You know its impossible

temitemi1:
That is my ROLE MODEL talking

You no well

odeade1:
easy man @least hez older than ur uncle nd I knw u cnt refer to ur uncle as a dullard easy man @least hez older than ur uncle nd I knw u cnt refer to ur uncle as a dullard

I would really love to see where you gave APC supporters this kind of advice when they were insulting Ex PGEJ