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Desola: This is the absolute truth!

But makes me wonder why the Northern oligarchs are not raising the alarm?

This is what you get when people willfully trade brain cells for ewedu.

fiizznation: mr fiend. Am blessed with agriculture, some other mineral resources, yes livestocks follow join.. Mr flat-head u can "go and die" for all I care or rather go and cook ur crude oil and eat it. Then u can use the gas as ur drink..

Tell that to your uncles currently trading their testicles and yours to have a piece of our crude. Mofo

fiizznation: govt do the minning of the crude oil and nt ur lazy poor a.s.s.... And besides u swines didn't put the crude oil there. U jst happen to find urself dere. U guys r very funny walahi. And very soon the crude oil ll finish self.. [color=#990000][/color]yeye dey smell haha

Oh, I see it was you swines that put it there right? Keep mouthing off, bloody career cow chaser, your time will come.

0lumide: Hahahaha is your state more developed than Kano? Is your region more developed than the North?

if not, why didn't the prof u all supporting go national with his assertions? abeg poof! I no get time for you sef.. Make I go chop this nice ewedu soup with Better Pounded Yam..

No time for haters abeg!

Like I said, get lost

0lumide: Jonathan's ass licker.

I don tell una before, toh ba ragba fun yin, koni fun yin ni shop mehn!!!!

Im not Yoruba when I'm objective. I'm a northerner when I dont support hypocrisy. E don be for un head walahi!!

Una go cry Shikena.

Show us that your cave in east is developed than the north. Face front jor didirin!!

Your curses land straight on your head. FYI, you pathetic logic twister, I'm from the South South and very proud of my state and I can bet whatever enclave you're from owes its functionality to states like mine so go fork yourself.

0lumide: [size=19pt] Hypocrites will ignore than non development, illiteracy, lack of infrastructure and many social ills are nationwide but will be quick to beam the light on the North and Muslims! cure your ignornce people[/size]

Shut da hell up and get lost, moronic Rufai masquerading as a SWerner.

sincerenigerian: Tell us who did? Was the person Lamido?

Off topic, are you so insecure that you cant post using your own username? Do you have no shame?

malc619: The foolish Prof blames Islam for the backwardness of the North, then I wonder if he'll blame Christianity for the under-development and large scale poverty and illiteracy in Bayelsa state...

Here lies the problem - Denial! Prof Adesanmi doesnt blame Islam, he blames the 'brand' of 'primitive and retrogressive' Islam being embraced in Northern Nigeria. The brand of Islam that still encourages the al majiri system, discourages immunization because everything from the West should be seen as perverse and encourages smashing of bottles of beer in predominant Christian areas. That brand of Islam my friend is what the professor blames for the backwardness of the North especially when contrasted with your ultra Islamic contemporaries in Dubai, Saudi Arabia etc as referenced by the Professor. If you learn to think clearly and critically I'll bet you'd realize you're the foolish one here.

Raxxye: The insult was uncalled for.

What part do you consider an insult? The poster doesnt hide the fact that he lives in Aluu and there's hardly electricity in his area all year round so what are you talking about?

Most of those guys mentioned are preoccupied with scheming to bring down the Jonathan govt to give a damn about the systematic retrogression of the entire Northern Nigeria. * Very Sad*

otokx: Propagandists/liars have flooded nairaland.

Lie over what? You mean you find the words of someone that lived in a place 2 decades ago more believable? I see the extent to which the darkness in that Aluu conclave you live has turned you to a pessimist.

otokx: do you pay bills? if so how?

I havent been home since the connection and cant say I know the current arrangement but I doubt they'll be paying anything to anyone. Prior to the connection Agip provided, serviced and fuelled a diesel generator that powered the whole town and they had to provide about 20,000 litres or so of diesel at no cost to the residents so I'm assuming this connection even with the set - up cost would in the long run save them quite a bunch. The town still isnt connected to the national grid and I cant think of Agip subjecting villagers to paying bills.

My own community - Aboh in Delta State, finally got a direct connection to Agip's Okpai gas plant and the light is 24/7, it's been on for about a month now and will stay that way for the forseeable future except there's some fundamental problem.

Would be interesting to know what the OP is actually insinuating.

[quote author=Omo_Tier1]Do you know how much Akwa-Ibom collects from the national coffers every month? Where do you think much of that money comes from? Oil, tax receipts of all sorts, and PAYE taxes.

It is obvious that the low IGR shows there is virtually no economic activity, and much of the income comes from civil servant taxes, oil comapnies royalties and no much from SMEs.[/quote]Regardless of that fact, you should NEVER say they contribute zero to the national coffers. The state pumps enough Oil to more than sustain itself and thats worth more than the total of what those states you're praise-singing contribute to the nations treasury.

Obviously, their salaries are outrageous but the initial report is grossly exaggerated.

Here's a report on salaries of legislators from Dailytrust.

Lawmakers in the 36 State Houses of Assembly have received about N12 billion in salaries and allowances in the first two years of their tenure and passed 601 bills, most of which were initiated by the governors, Daily Trust investigations revealed.
There are 978 members in the state legislatures, soaking up about N6 billion per annum in emoluments.
A state legislator receives about N6 million per annum, comprising basic salaries and other perquisites, according to a Daily Trust analysis based on records obtained from the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC).
The RMAFC documents were obtained officially through a Freedom of Information Act request filed by this newspaper.
With these emoluments, a state lawmaker earns more than 24 times the country’s Gross Domestic Product per person (GDP).
This means the legislator’s package is 24 times what each Nigerian citizen is worth when the nation’s total wealth is shared by the population.
According to RMAFC records, a state legislator receives an annual basic salary of N1.34 million; accommodation, N802,335; vehicle maintenance, N267,445; and recess allowance, N133,772.
The lawmaker also receives, once in four years, a vehicle loan of N5.3 million, furniture allowance of N2 million and N2.6 million as severance gratuity.
Other yearly emoluments are N334,306 for constituency allowance; N334,306 for domestic staff; N133,772 for utilities; and N66,861 as newspapers allowance.
In addition, the state lawmaker is entitled to N25,000 as duty tour allowance (DTA) per night and 600 US dollars estacode while on foreign trips per night.
Principal officers of the assemblies are entitled to responsibility allowance, while the speaker and his deputy are entitled to security and robe allowances as well as special assistants and legislative aides.
Each lawmaker is also entitled to medicals and special assistants.
The cost of maintaining the state lawmakers is coming to light four months after Daily Trust published details of similar fat-cat emoluments enjoyed by their counterparts in the Senate and House of Representatives, who are on top of the global MPs’ salaries chart.
Executive bills
Daily Trust investigations revealed that despite receiving over N12 billion from June 2011 to June 2013, the lawmakers only passed 601 bills into law.
They appear to be merely waiting to rubber-stamp bills forwarded to them by the executive, as most of the bills passed in the two-year period were annual appropriation bills and supplementary budget bills submitted by the state governors.
Also, there are many states whose assemblies did not pass a single individual member’s bill into law within the period.
In the two years from June 2011 to June 2012, the 202 state lawmakers in the North West passed 122 bills (Katsina State not included as details are not available) and collected N2.424 billion; while 176 legislators from South West received N2.112 billion and passed 107 bills into law (with the exception of those from Ekiti, whose records could not be obtained).
The 158 lawmakers from the South-South, with the exception of Edo where records have not been obtained, had passed 69 bills into law and received N1.896 billion as salaries and allowances.
The North East has 156 state assembly members, who passed 130 bills (with the exception of Borno) after collecting N1.872 billion as emoluments.
The North Central zone, with 158 legislators had collected N1.896 billion and passed into law 125 bills; while the 128 lawmakers from South East had passed 48 bills (with the exception of those from Anambra and Abia states whose records could not be obtained) and received N1.536 billion as emoluments.
‘Stooges of governors’
Commenting on story, Malam Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, the Executive Director, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), said the lawmakers lack capacity to perform their functions.
“In Nigeria, the state Houses of Assembly have turned themselves to be the stooges of their state governors as a result of their weaknesses,” he said.
“The state legislatures have failed to ensure full implementation of budgets passed by them by the governors. After reviewing the performance of state Houses of Assembly in the current dispensation, human rights activists, civil society organisations, eminent lawyers and leaders of some political parties, have declared them ‘dead’”.
The CISLAC boss said also that “it is very unfortunate that the doctrine of separation of powers enshrined in the amended 1999 Constitution only exists on paper as the state legislatures have become mere extensions of the executive arm of government, because they are more of toothless bulldogs. Some speakers of the states legislatures and other lawmakers have turned themselves to rubber-stamp to the governors.
“For instance, in many states lawmakers have failed to call their governors to order over their shoddy implementation of the state’s budgets, unbudgeted spending, misconduct, abandonment of capital projects, looting and stealing of public fund etc….
“It on record that most of the state assemblies they don’t hold public hearing, debates and deliberation on key vital important issues that affect their people due to fear of the governors and their incapacitation and inexperience in legislative work.”

Berem, I know you can be daft sometimes but if you really believe what you just posted then you're 'dafter' than I thought.

Great move by the FG. Smarter people can see through ASUU. Why didnt Fagge and his thieving crew demand for salaries they didnt work for while they were negotiating with the President? Why have they now included it as amandatory condition before the strike is called off? Isnt it obvious that the other conditions are mere covers for their greedy agenda of receiving money they didnt work for? Whoever heard of labour leaders being victimized by the govt? If the NLC and TUC leaders have not faced victimization despite theirnumerous strike actions what on earth is ASUU guardin against? What if the AG signs the agreement, would that stop the govt from reneging if they want to? These are mere smokescreens, what ASUU really want is the 5 months salary they didnt work for period!
greedy oaves

olabukola: It's no longer new, now we have seen where betrayers come from. From subsidy struggle to ASUU struggle. During the subsidy debacle not one of the above mention region joined the other regions to protest, now they have shown who they are by towing the line GEJ.

Is this not enough now to term them BETRAYERS.

Ode, a Southsoutherner gave his life for the cause while morones like you were playing with your laptops.

^ Speak of the Halfman Devil!

Boss Ttdiamonds: I can honestly conclude that any student currently in support of FG is one sick as$ S0n of a b*tch.....

You my friend are the sickass SOB!

^ lol, actually the only thing they both have in common is their height and erm well, they are also both perverted if you know what I mean! Besides that one is a very intelligent and likeable fellow but I'm sorry I cant say the same about the other.

Sometimes you just have to wonder if Nigerians can read! I understand most of the posters here are political jobbers but what da hell!
Why didnt Fagge and his thieving crew demand for salaries they didnt work for while they were negotiating with the President? Why have they now included it as a mandatory condition before the strike is called off? Isnt it obvious that the other conditions are mere covers for their greedy agenda of receiving money they didnt work for? Who ever heard of labour leaders being victimized by the govt? If the NLC and TUC leaders have not faced victimization despite their numerous strike action what on earth is ASUU guardin against? What if the AG signs the agreement, would that stop the govt from reneging if they want to? These are mere smokescreens, what ASUU really want is the 5 months salary they didnt work for period! greedy oaves

[quote author=12 inches!]Perhaps, you guys do not know how universities should be run. Nigerian tertiary educational system has been bastardized.

What is this govts prob sef. After all, they dish out billions of tax payers money to ND militants paying them salaries for doing nothing. TOMPOLO and Dokubu av become billionaires overnite under this same govt. Stellah oduah is still drivin in are bullet proof 225 million naira vehicles. Nigerian senators are still earning far far more than US senators in allowances. Let them not tell us that the country is broke. There seems to be a lot of loose cash.

I wouldn't want to be a lecturer in this present educational system though I'm one of the brilliant minds yet I would never become a lecturer because it's simply not worth it. Most of the Graduate Assistants recruiting into the university system are people who are not genius enough to find work in the industry.
Research in our universities is zero. Facilities zero. Laboratories zero. Accommodation zero. Innovation zero.
We need a change[/quote]And as brilliant as you think you are you believe the solution to the problems bedevilling our tertiary schools lies with the govt for not pumping enough money into them? Perhaps you've refused to use the good head God gave you!

[quote author=prof.femi]You're quite ignorant, you know. Not that there's anything unusual in what you've said...one learns not to expect much of Nigerian students.[/quote]Same way Nigerian students have learnt not to expect much from their lecturers especially ASUU sympathizers! The feeling is very much mutual.

Yet again another 7 - day ban over a frivolous reason by the Halfman. My crime? turning a trolls insult on someone else on himself - in his exact words. Yeah yeah I broke a rule but are we talking of same Nairaland where people commit oral genocide and get away with it every other day? Yet people like me have to get banned over a simple innuendo! A mature moderator would have simply hid the supposedly offending post, issued a warning or withdrew my privileges for a while - but not Tyrrion lannister. Oga Tyrrion, welldone o!

gbengadada2004: Sincerely, I don't think threatening ASUU to go back to class (without any concrete and documented agreement) is a rational thing to do. Nigerian leaders are shameless. Primary schools in some other countries are better than the best Nigerian university. I spent my first few months abroad weeping. I was asking God and myself: ''why is Nigeria like this''? Nigerian students sit on benches (some don't even have seats) including where I lecture. Many lecturers do not have office blocks. I have never used power point to teach in Nigeria (because there is no facility to carry it). Researches are not funded. Lecturers are paid peanuts. I told someone my salary and he was surprised. Lecturers earn over £4000 monthly (1millon naira) in the UK. They have grants (some over £1million in 2 years) to conduct research. They have access to world-class journals free, textbooks and other teaching materials. Many teach just one or two courses (I was teaching 8 in a week). Many of the people that kept Nigeria where it is today have their children abroad, and these children are sponsored with stolen wealth (I know how many are in my school). Sometimes I wonder if Nigerian political actors have conscience at all.

Stop appealing to sentiments. What is (are) your solution to the problems you've identified? Its easy to point at flaws like ASUU have been doing for months now, but the real test of intellect lies in prescribed solutions which is where ASUU and most of you keep goofing.

[quote author=prof.femi]Hmm, don't be so sure.

Fact is, FG has messed up on this big time. I am definitely for calling off the strike (I have been for a long time). However, Wike is nudging me in the other direction. When the committee of pro-chancellors instructed last week that universities be opened, I was sure I would start lectures from Day 1. But...why Wike/FG felt the need to roil the waters of this issue the way they have, I haven't the foggiest idea.

Although I am a lecturer, I have to say that both FG and ASUU have, at different times, acted stupidly over this strike issue. Most recently, I think ASUU has not shown the proper respect for the Office of the President (forget whether it is GEJ or not). Hence, I was in a queer situation of not knowing which of the two combatants I was angriest with.

Wike has however made my choice easier. I do not respond well to threats. Not when I am 1000% certain of the value I bring to the table. This is not about whether I can be replaced (or how long it will take the system to do so). It is about whether I have options if GEJ sacks me. Believe me brother, I have many options, almost *all* of them better than my current job (or my current country).

Fact is, ignore all the rubbish Wike said about new demands. I kept quiet till I found out exactly what ASUU requested (not demanded) for, and there is NOTHING there that a sincere government should find so difficult to do. I am left with only two plausible explanations: (a) GEJ feels disrespected, and wants to wield the big stick. This would be somewhat understandable, but surprising, given that we are so close to resolving the issue (b) FG has not been sincere all along. After all, if they promised to inject 200B this year, and we are already 3 weeks to the effective end of the year...

I am not totally sure I will refuse to resume; however I can assure you 1000% that if I do, Wike's threat will not be the reason. In fact, his threat is the only reason why I am likely not to resume work.

So I say: Wike, bring it on (and to my students: sorry we live in a shitty country).[/quote]With due respect, Nigeria is the "shitty" country it is because of folks like you. No matter how good you think or know you are, your knowledge is of no use to the country if you wont stand up for what's right and just. With due respect once again, Nigeria would be better of if the whole bunch of ASUU supporters left her alone!

[quote author=prof.femi]Hmm, don't be so sure.

Fact is, FG has messed up on this big time. I am definitely for calling off the strike (I have been for a long time). However, Wike is nudging me in the other direction. When the committee of pro-chancellors instructed last week that universities be opened, I was sure I would start lectures from Day 1. But...why Wike/FG felt the need to roil the waters of this issue the way they have, I haven't the foggiest idea.

Although I am a lecturer, I have to say that both FG and ASUU have, at different times, acted stupidly over this strike issue. Most recently, I think ASUU has not shown the proper respect for the Office of the President (forget whether it is GEJ or not). Hence, I was in a queer situation of not knowing which of the two combatants I was angriest with.

Wike has however made my choice easier. I do not respond well to threats. Not when I am 1000% certain of the value I bring to the table. This is not about whether I can be replaced (or how long it will take the system to do so). It is about whether I have options if GEJ sacks me. Believe me brother, I have many options, almost *all* of them better than my current job (or my current country).

Fact is, ignore all the rubbish Wike said about new demands. I kept quiet till I found out exactly what ASUU requested (not demanded) for, and there is NOTHING there that a sincere government should find so difficult to do. I am left with only two plausible explanations: (a) GEJ feels disrespected, and wants to wield the big stick. This would be somewhat understandable, but surprising, given that we are so close to resolving the issue (b) FG has not been sincere all along. After all, if they promised to inject 200B this year, and we are already 3 weeks to the effective end of the year...

I am not totally sure I will refuse to resume; however I can assure you 1000% that if I do, Wike's threat will not be the reason. In fact, his threat is the only reason why I am likely not to resume work.

So I say: Wike, bring it on (and to my students: sorry we live in a shitty country).[/quote]