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Good one, i grew up in Ilorin and i understand the economic situation of the city.

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South West Initiated Security Outfit ‘Amotekun’ – My Stance

By: Sulyman Adam Opeyemi
18/01/2020

Since the inception of ‘Amotekun – the new security outfit in South West region – by the governors of Southwest region of Nigeria different opinions ranging from commendation and condemnation has been making dailies headlines. Apart from the public opinions, the central government has declared it illegal which makes the outfit’s future full of uncertainty.

Southwest geo-political zone has come to this end of initiating a new security outfit which they have power to control to curb the issue of insecurity in the region. This insecurity issue has been incessant problem which needs a security outfit of this kind because most of this problem which include banditry, kidnapping, herdsman and farmers clashes e.t.c. which needs prompt interference from the government but of which they are doing little or nothing to stop the menaces.

To safeguard the life and property of the citizen was part of the sworn-in oath of this governor, so when insecurity is incessant in their states it’s their responsible to maintain peace and order by synergizing with the central government, but what if the central government do not turn up?

Surrounding this security outfit – Amotekun – are different advantages which can foster the peace and security in the region because most act of insecurity been carried out in the region are in the village/bush area where there are little or no security agency provided to safeguard the dwellers of areas. So, providing this as solution to the problem of insecurity in the region is most pertinent because the security outfit we recruit the dwellers of the affected areas as well as local hunters who know the nooks and crannies of the vicinity. And this will serves as long lasting solution to insecurity problem and foster peace and harmony in the areas.

However, as laudable as this initiative was, the central government has declared it illegal, why? Although defence was on the exclusive list as pertain to federalism, which means it is reserved as responsibility for the central government but the situation on ground required synergy effort of central and component government. So, step taken by Southwest governors should not be declared illegal but seen as obliging initiative.

Nonetheless, the declaration of ‘Amotekun’ security outfit as illegal is a bias pronouncement by the central government because such step has been taken in some part of the country not long ago. A similar outfit is that initiated by the Borno state government which required them to recruit hundreds of local hunters to counter the deadly terrorist in the state – which serve as synergy effort between the central and the state government.

Having said this, the Southwest governors are faulty on the side of not making and passing the initiative as law. Although protection of life and property of a state should be priority of the governor but initiating such jointly and perpetual existence outfit without making it law is flaw on their side.

To this end, I would say the initiative is laudable so far it is not a threat to the security of the country and the region but as a security strengthen to it. Moreover, the central government on their side should see this as a complement to their effort not as threat or a define of incapability.

Softcash:
TAKE A STEP TO REJIG THEM
By: Sulyman Adam Opeyemi
02/01/2020

Indecently they dressed
Uncultured they behave
Street is their home
Night club is their house
Smoke is their oxygen
Alcohol is their water
Fornication has become their lifestyle
Stealing is their occupation

Many were caused by lack of parent care
Many by peer pressure
Many just wanted to ‘belong’
Ignorance leads some to it
Covetousness is the genesis of others
What about those with no good adviser?

No, not now you’ve to mock them;
A lot can be done by you
Take a step to change them
Ignorance leads some to it, easily you can change them
Relate to with aim of changing them and discovery how easy it is
Mocking them can’t solve their problem
Because every day they’re increasing, and this can affect the unborn generations

In the darkness part of the world they’re living;
Without any illumination from all sides,
Astray they are going, but your intervention may change them
Remember, investing in human is not only by money
Intellectually you can invest
Been someone good adviser you investing
Been down to earth, about changing someone’s bad status quo is an investment
Which its reward is here and hereafter

Help them if you can, May Allah help us all
© Sulyman Adam Opeyemi
02/01/2020

Afrocentric:
so, someone can just wake up one early morning and demolished your ancestors house under the guise of flimsy excuse without prove?

slimfit1:
Problem in this country we don't know when to side the people and when to side individual. Saraki is part of Kwara problem, too much uneducated people in that state to understand.

alexola20:
Because many of them are bastards like the thieves they are supporting.

yahmohy27:
Don't mind those haters from sun rise region .
That is their habit .they can be easily identified thru that their hypocrisy

Codedzng:
Prove your ownership......! Just simple as ABC

DonFreshmoney:
Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq is a born bastarddd. Saraki is 10 times better than you and our family. Idiotic idiot, foolish fool and inconsequential scallywag

No APCshit should quote me

Afrocentric:
This foolish Governor will pay for this. He is out for Revenge. This is not Governance

ghettokid1:
LAS LAS, he will still regret his action

advocatejare:
You're twisting the word of your god. Allah says in the Quran that the Quran is clear enough so that you can use your sense, you don't need the interpretation of Tafsir to understand Quran according to the word of Allah. The authors of those Tafsir are trying to confuse you the more.



كَذٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ ءَايٰتِهِۦ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ
"Thus does Allah make clear to you His verses that you might use reason."
(QS. Al-Baqara 2: Verse 242)


Your Ustaz will never tell you the truth, for example the Quran clearly states you should enter Islam completely but that you can leave Islam when clear proof has been shown to you but your Ustaz won't tell you that.


يٰٓأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا ادْخُلُوا فِى السِّلْمِ كَآفَّةً وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا خُطُوٰتِ الشَّيْطٰنِ  ۚ إِنَّهُۥ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ
"O you who have believed, enter into Islam completely [and perfectly] and do not follow the footsteps of Satan. Indeed, he is to you a clear enemy."
(QS. Al-Baqara 2: Verse 208)


فَإِنْ زَلَلْتُمْ مِّنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَتْكُمُ الْبَيِّنٰتُ فَاعْلَمُوٓا أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ
"But if you deviate after clear proofs have come to you, then know that Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise."
(QS. Al-Baqara 2: Verse 209)

I saw clear proof and I simply deviated from Islam as the Quran said.

I saw clear proof that:

The spirit that appeared to Muhammad never called himself Gabriel.

That Muhammad felt cold when the spirit left. Angels of God Almighty don't make people feel cold

That the spirit stopped bringing messages to Muhammad because Muhammad had a dog in his house. Only evil spirits are afraid of dogs

That Muhammad retained most of the pagan practices of the Arabs like Hajj, kissing Blackstone, elevation of Allah above every other idols in the Kaaba, praying 5 times daily prayers like the Zoroastrians

Search for the truth and save yourself from eternal damnation. I've seen the light!

[center]“It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things”
Henry David Thoreaus
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No doubt politics in Nigeria is do or die. Politicians are desperate in getting hold of power. This desperation of theirs is mainly because of the lucrativeness of the offices, thereby turning politics into business.

This quality of lucrative in Nigeria public office has, since the advent of democracy, cause great damage to country economy and standard of living. Amongst are the sectors which this is greatly affected: Election, Education unemployment, high crime rate, poor health care, to mention few.

Looking into how public office lucrativeness has affect the aforementioned sectors, one will deduced that since the advent of democracy, as a system of government in Nigeria; election which is the major component of representative democracy has not been held under free and fair atmosphere. The elections usually come with severe intimidation, electoral malpractice, violence, ballot box snatch e.t.c which is as a result of lucrativeness of the office among others.

Nevertheless, election social vices can be curbed when politicians are not desperate. And the desperation of most politicians can be cooled by making every public office less lucrative and every public officeholder by accountable through independent judiciary.

Their negligence in making laws and policies that would fast-track the development of the country in key areas has made education sector of the country an eyesore. Perhaps, they forget that they once schooled in those schools, which result to their success now; they prefer to invest in education sector of other countries by sending their children oversee to study. Having left their country education sector to rot, struggling never ends among the poor to manage and send their wards to school with the little they have, without hope of getting job after schooling.

However, the education system can be resuscitate, if a good measure can be taken – i.e. encouraging politicians and public officeholder children to study here – to transform the dilapidated schools into modern ones.

With up to 15million of the population unemployed, this people did not take good measure to set things right through their own means, by cutting down the resource wasting salary and allowance collected by them.

Unemployment, poverty and crime are three friends that go hand-in-hand. When there is poverty in the land people will thinks otherwise, knowing full well that some are in power enjoying and left them to rot on the street. Poverty usually prompt crime and makes it increase tremendously which fuel insecurity, thereby causing other damages to the country both internally and externally.

Nonetheless, unemployment, poverty and crime can be drastically reduced, if a good measure is taken – the measure which can be cutting down allowances and salaries to invest in job creation – which will lead to creation of enabling society thereby reducing poverty, unemployment and crime.

Health sector in Nigeria is something to worry about. Most of the Nigeria politician once they are sick – even headache – they know the country with standard hospitals which they can receive adequate treatment and left at home are their hospital with lacks basic amenities.
Masses are dying en masse in their country due to no access to standard health centers to receive quality treatment, and care for their health.
Worth noting, amount of money to invest in resuscitating our health centers is not as much as the one approved for the renovation of National Assembly.

Recently, to add to this lavish spending of the law making arm, approval was given to whopping amount of 37billion Naira for the renovation of the capitol by the executive. Whereas in return 28billion Naira was approved by the lawmakers for the construction of dilapidated federal roads.

Making analysis on how the money can be spend if not for the renovation of the capitol.

"An investigation by the International Centre for Investigative Reporting in 2018 revealed that there are only four radiotherapy machines available all over Nigeria, out of which only one — at the National Hospital Abuja — is functional for cancer treatment.
According to the report, barring associated costs such as the machine vault, treatment planning, oncology information system software, lasers, and other accessories, the most expensive linear radiotherapy machines cost between $750,000 and $1.5million(between ₦228 million and ₦457 million at the official rate of N305 to $1).
If the most expensive type is bought for ₦457 million, to equip each of the 21 federal teaching hospitals in the country with a radiotherapy machine would cost the country just about ₦9.6 billion.
Also, in the 2020 proposed budget of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), between ₦9 million and ₦16 million is allocated for the construction, renovation and equipping of the various Primary Health Centres (PHC) across the country.
If the most costly PHC is to be constructed for ₦16 million, each of the 774 local government areas in the country would get two Primary Health Centres. This would gulp ₦24.77 billion.
Additionally, the 2015 Constituency Projects report by BudgIT shows that the construction and furnishing of three classrooms, a headmaster office and toilet at Ukpogo, Uhunmwode LGA of Edo State, cost ₦15 million.
At this rate, about five of these classrooms can be constructed in each of the 36 states of the Federation." Source: Premium Times

To this end, let me say “many loopholes can be filled, if the salaries and allowances are cut down and accountability and judiciary independence are in place.
This country can be great within the space of few years, if our leaders are ready to make things work.

Kestolove:
Yahaya bello will soon join the list

Ajibel:
Everything shouldn't be linked with Jagaban. It's petty tbh