₦airaland Forum

Monogamy:
I guess you need it first..

Why not respond to the question I raised

Oshigun:
This is why these small Political Parties never do well. They are full of losers without the political vision, sagacity and outlook to suceed in Nigerian politics.

What visibility or politically positive image does Malami have that will make APC take a gamble on him?

So APC should risk losing a Presidential election, all for the sake of maintaining Buhari's man in Aso Rock, by going with Malami when far more electable, popular, well-liked, well-supported and visible candidates like Zulum and even El rufai are available?

Barrister Bamgbose, abeg talk better.

authority2006:
Not everything is politics, be human for once!

Monogamy:
It's Ortom's fault for not acting as a governor.

Are the states like Sokoto, Kano not in Northern Nigeria that they always record little miscreants attacks and killings?

Monogamy:
Ortom should tell us what he knew about Gana's death.

The chance of Gana being intercepted by security officers after ready for amnesty program offer to him by Ortom is so slim. Gana could have been killed after offering his intention to shed his swords then use interception as cover up

And also, If Ortom is the chief security officer of Benue state, what's stopping him from taking the bold step of banning open grazing? If there are no herdsmen/farmers confrontations, all this madness of killing in the state would have stopped long time

Beancounter94:
And the Chinese on top of that still collect taxes.

I don't dispute the productivity solution, but to allow that to run well you need taxes for the anemites and you also need to let the power and water companies charge at a profit so that they can pay for optimal water and power supply.

You don't do that, you would be begging imf for loans.

Beancounter94:
So where is your new country going to find money if not taxes?
Or you want to be like Nigeria and take loans after loans?
Or you want to fight with Biafra for control of oil?
Taxes, taxes, taxes. I know people are poor. But I also know that selling cocoa whose price is controlled in London and Paris and New York won't provide sufficient amount of money.

Beancounter94:
Even if they spilt Nigeria, each and every new country's citizens would have to pay an adequate tax to gdp ratio to adequately fund their new country's police instead of relying on selling stuff whose prices they do not control

Beancounter94:
Our government is useless....because they cannot raise enough money to fund our police adequately.


Yes, to be honest, Nigerian police gets 1 billion dollars to police 200 million people. NYPD gets 10 billion to police 25 million people.

Also, your average state gets 2 billion to fund its activites for the year...rural development inclusive. That's not a lot of money, and then a large chunk of it disappears into corruption and more of it goes to salaries.

Nigerians don't pay enough in taxes as a whole...no I am not talking about those who do pay taxes...but you guys make up 30% of the taxable population. Our tax to gdp ratio as a nation is 6%, on a state by state basis most states don't reach 3%

Our economy is based on oil, and on selling our exports, and sharing the money. Our main business, North or South, is selling imported stuff to ourselves. We also spend billion subsidizing fuel and power, and due to rising costs of production we cannot sustain that. In short, as we are earning forex, we are losing it in a value larger than what we earn


And at the end of the day, whoever we vote, APC or PDP, won't do anything to change that. Let the APC and PDP try to charge more taxes on cattle rearers, farmers, even hawkers...and you will see Miyetti Allah, IPOB and Afenifere, and Ohaneze out on the streets together...protesting

All we have said here, was said ten, twenty and thirty years ago. We have a security issue, we complain. Actual solutions, you won't discuss....because we are too poor to pay Nigeria a living wage. We don't want to invest in domestic industrial development. We want everything for free...without paying the appropriate taxes, and we live under the flawed impression that oil money can sustain us.

So, as we vote in 2023, and get rid of this useless APC government...yes, Buhari has done nothing much to change things...and has made things worse...the fact is, we are going to vote another government like Buhari into power...and once again, the people will be split into two camps....prasiesingers and cursers. And neither of them won't face the fact...that Nigeria does not have enough money, and we have to realistically solve that problem first...before we can see improvements.

Nigeria must get off oil dependency.

Subzero047:
This is how the South enslaves themselves

Eastlink:
You are talking about my state here and stop listening to CNN propaganda of those who had scores to settle with Abacha. Abacha might be a dictator with how he went about assassinating NADECO activist. But in the case of Saro-Wiwa, dude removed sentiment and acted just. You cannot used Ogoni clean up to murder men who had family just like you. He pronounced them guilty and called on boys to kill the vultures. These men were not even in the military, neither did they have political appointment. If he had an issue with Shell, he should fight Shell and not divert his anger on his political opponent.

What MOSOP headed by Saro-Wiwa was in the early 1990’s is what Nnamdi Kanu is doing with IPOB. If Nnamdi Kanu calls that Igbo leaders be killed for their alleged involvement in operation python dance, and boys finally do it. Kanu will take the fall for it and be hanged had it happened.

Eastlink:
Shell destroyed the region yes. But who was the kingpin enjoying the monetary gains from Shell if not Saro-Wiwa? Kobani and the rest were politically irrelevant by the time Shell took hold of Ogoni land. Infact Saro-Wiwa gave Shell the hand in Ogoniland only to fell out of favour to become environment right activist.

Eastlink:
I bet you are diverting from my argument. I’m talking about how he murdered the Ogoni political class and not him fighting for Ogoni clean up. Ogoni became a mess in the first place all thanks to Ken’s greed with Shell and when he fell out of favour, he used the cry for Ogoni oil spill to become relevant.

Eastlink:
Of course he was. A man who selfishly used his agitation to murder the golden generations of Ogoni political class deserves the label terrorist. Men who were far noble than him.

He brainwashed the youths to vent their anger on his political rivals in Ogoniland. That incident significantly dragged Ogoni behind and they've never found their voice politically in Rivers state since then.

Difrent:
Do you even know what you are saying?
Nigeria killing dreams? ...how?
They school in Lagos Nigeria and competed with 7000 others from different countries.....

Guy you are living in either delusion or denial......Nigeria is not as bad as you think
Robotics and AI schools are all over the place now what are you saying.....at least theres RAIN in ibadan that i know of

Eastlink:
Nnamdi Kanu might receive parole and settlement after spending time in prison, but Simon Ekpa will end up being hanged after he’s nabbed like a thief in Finland. Infact after Saro-Wiwa, Ekpa will become the next terrorist to be hanged from the south. His only grace is if he bombs himself like Shekau.

24kmagic:
Why am I not moved?


Give those Afghan women all the liberty they want and in the next ten years, that country will be devoid of any good morals like the west.

The other day, Demi Lovato came out to say she's non binary. What the heck is that?

Each time I see what our girls do in the name of civilization, I can't help but thank goodness for Islam.

Morality is no longer preached even in the church, only giving, giving and giving.

Whenever I watch music videos and see some of the results of freedom for women, again, I'll just thank goodness for Islam

I believe women should be educated but anything to clip their wings is welcomed.

Nonsense

PS: Nairaland hypocrites leave me alone. Thirteen mentions? Everybody wants a wife material, nobody wants a feminist. Yet, we don't want to put in measures that will quash that feminism idea. Some dumb idiots think I'm a Muslim, wtf? No religion is perfect. I don't like Islam too, but on the position of women in Islam, it's thumbs up to them.

Our girls are a disgrace. It started by allowing them all the freedom in the world, now they are out of control. Even churches can't control them. Again, on the position of women in Islam, I support them.

Lovenorth:
We love and appreciate the way and manner the president is handling the affairs of our beloved country that was why we voted him again so the president should be allowed do anything that will be for the betterment of Nigerians.