₦airaland Forum

galaxy2020:
You see una life? Una think say una the do Jonathan.. Buhari should deal with it, he's the commander in chief.

Please, let us stop injecting GEJ's name into every discussion that has to do with Buhari.

Buhari has failed and he is still failing. Jonathan failed.

Nobody should be sympathetic towards GEJ's and Buhari's leaderships. They both rode on the back of popular support in 2011 and 2015 respectively. However, they both frittered away the Goodwill they enjoyed before being elected with their actions and inactions.

It is sad!

Reference:
Sins of decades past still hauting us. When will Nigeria make a clean break and change course for the better. You can imagine a member of Jimmy Carter's administration still hanging around the Oval Office.

That is what it is. A Minister in the 80's is COS in 2020. Just wierd. When this man was in the UN, Margaret Thatcher was the British PM to put it into context. I was busy assemblying a formidable collection of comic books and stamping kalkitos round the house....my goodness.

It is sad that very old men are making decisions for the youths but the few young people who have found their ways to power in Nigeria have not inspired confidence. From Salisu Buhari to Dimeji Bankole to Yahaya Bello to Dino Melaye.

The youths of this country have learnt a great deal of wrong things that have to be unlearned to make good leaders. How that can happen is what I am still trying to figure out.

Atiku:
In other countries, you do not open fire unless suspect is armed and shoots first.

This statement is not totally correct, many black people have been killed by security forces in the U.S even though they weren't armed.

RIP to the young fellow. The mopol that pulled the trigger should be made to face the firing squad and all our security operatives should be compelled to watch it live so that they would understand the consequences of their actions clearly.

instinct57vm:
PS: The hubby’s mother is a separated single mother.

PS: My friend and her hubby both contributed to pay the rent

PS: The hubby’s father is not in support of all the happenings and all efforts to reach his son proved abortive since the misunderstanding. He wouldn’t answer his dad’s calls.

What are your opinions about this issue? Thank you.

There is really not much one can say here apart from the fact that your friend's mother-in-law and brother-in-law are sick in the head.

The solution for now is for the lady to relocate to her father's house while waiting for the current rent to expire. Let her wait and see if the foolish hubby will come to ask her to contribute towards the next rent since they jointly paid the last rent.

lukui:
I just learned that the northern leaders are even more wicked and heartless than most others in the country.

In streets where they all live together both rich and poor, they will be passing by poor people left right and centre besides them, but won't do anything. They don't care, if you like die, if you like live. Around December last year when kano was 0 degrees Celsius, many of them were sleeping outside on the cement floor bare without blankets or duvet. Even those of us inside the house wore like three to five clothes, these almajiris were still outside. Nothing concerns there leaders about them. They will just ride in their jeeps and move pass them.
A child not taught will sell the house well built. Even if their parents can't cater for them. Will the society too be wicked towards them? The level of wickedness exhibited by northern leaders is very very raw, and flawless. Bunch of wicked people

Your post in emphasis refers.

Please do not promote people to give birth to children they can't cater for.

Parents should learn to give birth to the number of children they can cater for.

If everyone in the society chooses to be irresponsible like those who send their kids to beg on the street joyfully and without any remorse, how will the society have funds to cater for the children uncatered for?

Racoon:
Another political gimmick.Seperate almajirism from Islam? So why did you lots fought Emir Sanusi? Well, let's see how it all pans out because that means the foot soldiers doing most of the dirty works will be gone. Remember Garba Adamu from Kano said "The Almajiris Cultural Heritage is the Pride of the North"

To be fair, El Rufai was not one of those who fought Sanusi.

I believe that El Rufai has what it takes to provide a rallying point for his fellow northern governors to end the almajiri culture. It is archaic and it promotes irresponsible parenting.

Imagine a responsible, tax paying parent, giving birth to 2 children because that is the number he can afford to cater for comfortably, then some rascals go to birth 10 kids even when they don't pay taxes and barely contribute anything to the GDP. Responsible people cannot be funding the reckless lifestyles of irresponsible people!

PigTormentor:
I'm not surprised for one sec. When even people with money wants to rush a flight were seats are already assigned, what else is going to surprise me.

So true. What saddens me is that such people wouldn't display such animalistic behaviors at foreign airports but once they are in Nnamdi Azikiwe or Muritala Airport you see them throwing decorum away.

Someone that stayed on the queue in Houston George Bush intercontinental airport in the U.S or Heathrow in U.k would start misbehaving at any Nigerian airport.

Is the madness in the air we inhale?

PigTormentor:
It has everything to do with all that you listed.
In a society where people are disciplined and sincere, it's easier to distribute food. People will line up, collect their share and go home. Nigerians have zero patience and greedy. They will collect and collect and collect. They will therefore deny others the opportunity to collect anything. You will have to bring in Police into a situation where in most society, police and force is not needed.
You don't seem to understand the impact of human behavior and thinking on his society, it creates the kind of society that you have.
Hungry and homeless people will line for assistance and food in the US. They will collect what they are given, will not collect more than what they are supposed to get and will show appreciation. Nigeria is the danm complete opposite.

My friend, a Nigerian in diaspora, owns a hotel in Lagos. He ordered his hotel management to do some give aways during the lockdown. The give aways was supposed to run for 4 weeks but when he saw the video of the first week he had to discontinue it. People were trying to pull down his gate, some were attempting to scale over the fence.

It is pathethic the way we conduct ourselves in this country, and I mean both followers and leaders!

Eulalia:
Even though I don't quite agree with some of his statements, there's an atom of truth in what he's saying. At least we all saw pics of how people abused this privilege of the lockdown ease on Monday and Tuesday. All he's saying is for our own good cos if anything happens, the lower and middle classes will suffer it the most. Please let's take a cue from what is happening in kano and other northern States and get our acts right.

Nuf said.

I like your submission, you are on point.

The masses of the country act irresponsibly sometimes blaming the government for their attitude.

Sadly, the Nigerian government since independence, has shown very little empathy for the masses. The more reason why the masses ought to exercise extra care in living healthily because if this situation becomes worse as a result of our nonchalance, Nigerians would have themselves to blame.

Let everyone stay safe and help others to stay safe.

Gracealone:
The woman was screaming in the video that the policeman slapped her first.
Nobody mentions that again

I heard her saying that the policeman slapped her first while she was eating. That said, the woman's action is unjustifiable, especially when there is a video evidence of her assault on the police officer while she doesn't even have any shred of evidence that she was ever slapped. I could even hear her kinsmen imploring her to desist from further assault to no avail.

I trust the Nigerian police to make a scapegoat of her, my heart goes out to her children.

Though the woman's conduct stands condemned, the several bad eggs in the NPF who go about assaulting innocent citizens should desist.

Virginnn:
They should stop this rubbish cash transfer.
Nigeria has no data base of the people who needed that conditional cash transfer. Even the 20k they claimed to have disbursed am still wondering when the data was gathered. Or was it done spiritually?
What is taking place now is massive stealing. They should just stop this open stealing.

You have just echoed my thoughts.

When and where, did Nigeria compile the so called national social register?

What is the basis of this conditional cash transfer?

If there is any basis at all, why is the basis not made public so that the potential beneficiaries can actually know ahead that they are qualified and they can blow the whistle if the transfer doesn't get to them because of some thieving politician or civil servant.

Without the general public knowing the rules guiding this conditional transfer, it would be subject to the fluid interpretation of the handlers.

BestOsai:
You think building a business is easy?? Think again!

Building a business is not easy as all good things do not come easy but it is worth it.

Sometimes, the small trader you look down on is better than those of us in corporate suit.

And if there is any sector that is worth investing in, I will pick the food industry; with a bit of diligence, you can't ever go wrong.

This lockdown has further reinforced my opinions about the agricultural/ food business.

You don't have to be a farmer but you can position yourself along any point of the value chain and you will be good.

Adlac:
Donations are allowable Expenses therefore it has no effect on tax burden. i.e that N1B is excepted from tax.

Sorry, I earlier sent a piece that was meant for someone else to you but that has now been edited.

You are very correct, donations are allowable expenses and they are consequently excepted from tax computation.

fulaniHERDSman:
I disagree with you. Those children deserve fair treatment too. Why decide and seal their fate like some mini god.

But nobody is sealing their fates like some mini God. They are only being sent to their states of origin in order to reunite them with their parents and other kith and kins. And that really, is what any responsible person should wish for; that these children will be under the care of their parents until such a time that they can fend for themselves through more noble means other than begging for survival.

Asour:
Hello sir.
Being tax deductible doesn't make it not to be a PR act.

Every good thing you do that you bring to public light Voluntarily is PR .

PR is not bad. Always. But it is PR.

I agree that it is PR to the extent of bringing it to the public; I only wanted to bring to the fore that those donations are not free as they came at a price!

kikero:
1.First, quota system won't apply in this kind of issue.

2.The problem with Nigeria is funding for research of this kind is not available due to limited funding for education and health, and due to the private sector not being large enough to fund such projects.(And a big part of the reason why is because Nigerians are not ready to pay for good education and health care, or to run the type of economy that would fund good education and healthcare)

3.If you notice, he is doing his research not under the auspices of the US government, but under the auspices of a private drug company, and a private university, thus quota system won't apply. Some funding comes from the government though

Very brilliant submission!

Nigerians would rather use their money to vote for BBN and the private companies would rather sponsor shows like BBN because that is what the Nigerian viewing community wants.

Asour:
The N1bn is "just a Month's Budget" right ?

Well a Month is a big deal in business. Even for big ones.
How many months have we had the lockdown ?

In fact, in less than 2 weeks into the lockdown, Large Companies were already Complaining of hugely affected by it. So explaining away 1bn as "just a Month expense" doesn't cut it.

Your take on the donations as a PR move is brilliant though. I too have been searching for a reason to explain it. This seems apt.

The donation is not PR.
As a matter of fact, donations made towards covid-19 by corporate bodies and individuals are tax deductible, meaning that when it comes to paying their corporate taxes these donors can (and trust me, they will) deduct the donations made from the tax payable. Hence, most of these donations are actually prepaid taxes in the real sense of it and not "donations".

Simply put, if I advance you #200 and later it is proven that I'm owing you #1000, I will only give you #800. Therefore my #200 is not a gift but a prepayment.

wman:
You must also realise that some of these donations are eye-service [/b]that is key to getting contracts and favors from the government. Also, [b]it is a PR move. In the next few years, they will tell investors and the general public how they helped Nigerians during the Covid-19 crisis. Everything is well-calculated and factored out.

There will be a global recession, and it makes no sense to have a bloated workforce. In the end, I blame China for all these.

As a matter of fact, donations made towards covid-19 by corporate bodies and individuals are tax deductible, meaning that when it comes to paying their corporate taxes these donors can (and trust me, they will) deduct the donations made from the tax payable. Hence, most of these donations are actually prepaid taxes in the real sense of it and not "donations".

Reference: Lockdown to me is like you lifting your bed edge so that your wife can sweep under it. It is hard work. If you strain to lift and your wife is busy on the phone or cannot find the broom or sweeps with lethargy you are bound to react.

Very apt analogy.

Globad:
You are now making inferences.

If you didn't know the law then you shouldn't have been so confident to the extent of saying government is responsible. You should have asked questions rather than passing a judgement because judgement ought to be from knowledge.

To start with, in which part of the world have you seen the names of the patients or dead people made public?

Unless the people on their own waive the right or it's a case which has other factors.

I don't even know why you need the names of people dying from a disease before believing that the disease exists.

Instead of the back and forth, just politely ask him to give you the names of the people that Lassa fever has killed.

Clinton207:
Can I ask a question pls, for those who think the lockdown should be called off, can suggest brilliant ideas to implement to contain further spread if everyone goes about their normal daily routines?

There are no 2 ways to it. If the lockdown should continue, government should sincerely and aggressively, make palliatives available to the citizens so that they do not die of hunger.

If government cannot make the palliatives available, they should enforce the use of nose masks and handwashing in corporate organizations and markets.

W.H.O have said that the virus is going to be around for a long time, so the question is "how long can you lockdown the people and the economy".

Mind you, I supported the lockdown in the short term but it is a no no for longer than a month without catering for the people.

seunlayi:
If man can survive war with little food, why can't we just do the same now and battle the chain of Covid-19? I hope people won't learn in a harder way.

What advantage(s) have we taken of the current lockdown?

While lockdown maybe beneficial, it has to be a part of an overall strategy. The necessary twin step of lockdown is rapid testing. But how many people have we tested since lockdown?!

At this testing rate, Lagos and Abuja may need to be on lockdown for 8 months, God forbid.

You cannot keep people at home for more than a month without palliatives. Even countries with better per capita income understand this basic principle.

Besides, what sense does it make when you force people to stay at home and government officials paid with tax payers money didn't think twice before attending a burial ceremony that is capable of escalating infections and there are no sanctions as we speak.

Foolishness in high places is what is on display!

DanseMacabre:
Tragic.

To be candid though, I'd rather put the blame on the failed government than on the medical personnel. The behaviour of the medical personnel towards the man's wife is a fallout of the government's refusal to provide them with equipment for fighting this virus.

Why did it take the hospital hours to wear their PPE and attend to the patient?

This is one death too many. In this particular case, we cannot pin the death on government.

At least the man mentioned that it took the medical staff like forever to wear their ppe. So they eventually wore the ppe after the woman died.

This is unprofessional.

May the Good Lord grant her soul eternal rest and for the husband and children, I pray for them to have the fortitude to bear the loss.

Venzal:
The scenario that we dreaded is now staring us in the face. We are now in full-blown community spread mood. And, God help us, the numbers will now continue to climb daily.

If only we didn't have a docile, clueless, and irresponsible government!

Our only HOPE is in God, regardless of what atheists want to have you believing.

Blame the government as much as you want but blame the citizens more.

After government through NCDC advised us to keep social distance, some people chose to go and exercise in their numbers on the highways.

Some were throwing parties with reckless abandon.

And some of us chose to believe it was "audio".

Some churches were holding services and some mosques were holding jumaat services with full attendance.

Any sane mind could predict the direction we were headed given our lack of discipline!

Discretion, they say, is the greatest part of valor!

composure:
The Nigeria govt is bad but it's citizens are worse.

Undiluted fact!

One of the few things I have learnt from Kyari's death is that he paraded a rich C.V.

incomevision3k:
what did this Kyari do that makes people to hate him like this? or is it herd mentality
what were his factual sins?

Herd mentality is the phrase.

infohenry:
Please help me outline those his misdeeds. That man was just the president staff, you can not claim to have any personal encounter with him for you to hate him this badly. So if you can educate me on his misdeeds, may be i will understand to root of all this hatred for this man even in death. Thank you and remain bless.

Your post in emphasis refers.

I asked myself the same question this morning. What can I hold against this guy except for the fact that he was loyal to his principal - the President.

I couldn't point to one single thing except maybe some hearsays from the opposition politicians.

If I should hold anybody responsible for the bad state the country finds itself it should be the elected officers and not an appointed person.

The misdemeanors of an agent are the misdemeanors of his/ her principal, in the course of an agency.

ednut1:
Chinese and Indians are also scamming. So lets stop picking on Nigeria only

But we have to continue picking on Nigerian scammers because we are Nigerians and that's what affect our image as Nigerians.

Chinese and Indians can continue scamming people and earning bad names for themselves, that shouldn't be our focus.

Nigerians cannot be claiming bad leadership as being responsible for their poor statuses only for them to go out to countries with good leaders and working systems only to resort to scams and other vices instead of making use of the new opportunities in those environments to make money legitimately.

jaxxy:
Can't N2 billion build a 2000 capacity isololation centre? Temporary not even permanent ones.

Thats a small fraction of the monies u were given to handle the coronavirus situation by just private donors alone.

That amount you mentioned should build a tidy 2000 capacity isolation centre.

However, how soon would such a facility be ready for use?

I guess, that is why the foreign minister said they would have to bring in the returnees in batches.

BABANGBALI:
5 young boys raped the lady and since then things were never the same between them, so she decided to pack out and moved on with her lfe

This is very pathethic and condemnable. I can imagine the psychological trauma she went through. What about their children or were they newly married when the event occurred?

BABANGBALI:
you must be a retired armed robber or a kingpin. Forgive kee you there.


Those guys raped my neighbour's wife and scattered their marriage

Are you for real? I almost thought that they were just hungry boys with bad parenting.

If they go about raping people's wives and daughters, it shows that they are more sinister than some people think. In which case, they deserve whatever comes to them.

May God restore the broken marriage of your neighbour, if it hasn't gone beyond redemption.