₦airaland Forum

francizy:
Hello guys! Happy new month, wish you all the finest things in life..


Khia, Kaboninc, Whynotthetruth, Barcanister, drearPreye, kingLekan, HFOG, Beamborla, Specialist900, Luxanne, etc..

Please pardon me for not replying mentions, been busy of late..

AderibigbeAAA:
[s]EVERY society has its stock of critics and cynics.
Quite often, the former are preferred to the latter
because in the course of their criticism, some
critics would throw in alternatives or proffer
solutions to problems; while the cynics never see
anything good in a situation.

The past six weeks of President Muhammadu
Buhari’s re-entry into government may have
produced a lot of cynics among Nigerians who
see Buhari as running the country like a Sole
Administrator because of the leadership tussle at
the National Assembly.

While they hurry to the conclusion that the
stalemate at the National Assembly cannot be
totally blamed on President Buhari, they refrain
from saying what Buhari should have done in the
circumstance – maybe he should have adopted
the Late Bola Ige’s prescription of “sidon look” –
just look on and do nothing!

All the same, there is a silent revolution going on
in Nigeria today. The Buhari-led Administration is
still making haste slowly. But apparently, the
citizenry is not being adequately informed of the
goings-on in government. The ordinary Nigerian is
hungry for information. He wants to know.
Luckily, he is able to decipher when publicity
degenerates into sloganeering.

We remember Harold Macmillan (1894-1986), one-
time Prime Minister of Britain, who opined that in
times of war, the Ministry of Information should
be re-named the Ministry of Propaganda. To
Macmillan, governance is war by another name.
We see here, the heavy emphasis he places on
information.

For the third President of the United States of
America, Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), “Were it
left to me to decide whether we should have a
government without a press or a press without a
government, I should not hesitate a moment to
prefer the latter.”

There is no suggestion here that in government,
the time for performance should be squandered
on sloganeering as we witnessed during the
immediate past administration. In any situation,
“work-work” is better than “talk-talk”. After all,
hard work still remains the major antidote for
success.

We want to welcome Nigerians to our glorious
past, where there was voluntary compliance to
lawful orders. In those days, at the mention of
“Wole-wole”, “Ikoiko”, or “Edokita”, people cleaned
up their environment without waiting for anyone
to stand by them with the headmaster’s cane.
Government orders were obeyed by faith. People
did not need to see government officials before
they obeyed.

While President Buhari is yet to speak, his body
language alone is sending shivers across the
land. Lately, even the electricity companies are
gasping for breath, trying to stay afloat in the
new order. Suddenly, those embalmed chicken
and turkey meats are disappearing from our
markets because the Customs Officers at the
borders have woken up. The same thing is
happening to all banned items. The thief catchers
and the courts are waking up. “Ikoiko” is around.
These are happening, not so much because the
people like the administration but because they
know the consequences of non-compliance.
That’s leadership! And that’s what we call
governance by body language.

The present scenario becomes the more relevant
against the backdrop that Nigeria’s problem has
never been the absence of laws but the near-
absence of enforcement. Evidence of this has
always been in the preponderance of the same
banned products on our streets and markets. The
moral messages communicated by our laws are
sharply contradicted by the absence of
enforcement. The public sees the conducts
condemned in words but also sees in the
dramatic absence of enforcement that they are
not condemned in deed. This is undermining of
fate in the entire system and, in the long run, it
breeds cynicism and indifference to the process
of law, which augments tendencies towards
disrespect for those who make and enforce the
law.

Full disclosure is not always desirable. But people
want to be carried along. A situation in which our
friends in Washington, DC were the ones that
informed us that Buhari’s cabinet will not be in
place until September, is not neat enough. It
should have been the other way round. After all,
charity should begin at home.


Still achieving, still pursuing. The Buhari
administration has terminated two obviously
repugnant contracts that were entered into by the
immediate-past regime of Goodluck Jonathan: the
$103 million (about N21 billion) maritime security
contract awarded to Global West Vessel
Specialists Nigeria Limited, GWVSNL, believed to
be owned by former Niger Delta Militant,
Government Ekpemupolo (alias Tompolo); and the
Pipeline Protection Contract awarded to the
Oodua People’s Congress, OPC, and Niger Delta
Militant Group. The two most unconscionable
contracts were terminated just a few days after
Buhari’s re-entry.

Meanwhile, the Federal Government has given a
marching order to the Nigerian Army and Navy to
take over their constitutionally-assigned
responsibility of protecting the pipelines and our
territorial waters.

For too long, Nigerians have been opposed to the
idea of outsourcing the security of our vital
assets to the militants and ethnic militias. While
the contracts lasted, the contractors were smiling
all the way to the banks and our security
agencies that had the constitutional mandates
were starved of funds.

Among other things, the Jonathan arrangement
exposed the nation to ridicule and open
embarrassment because it has no parallel
anywhere in the world. Besides, Nigeria did not
get value for money as more than 400,000 barrels
of crude oil were constructively stolen from us on
a daily basis. There is no telling whether the
contractors were the same people that were
colluding with international shipping companies to
steal the oil.

We commend the Buhari administration for doing
the needful.

Need we advise that the security agencies that
have just got back their constitutionally-assigned
responsibilities must be properly equipped to
perform? From whom much is expected, much
must also be given. President Buhari has started
well. But nothing vitiates the need to constantly
tell the people what he is doing, for even the Bible
enjoins us to, at least occasionally, make a joyful
noise.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/07/buhari-is-still-making-haste-slowly/#sthash.PQrgiUJ3.dpuf[/s]

igahdavid:
[b]Slow but Steady
Gradually, Nigeria is taking shape and I believe with time we will surely get there

I like the phrase "work work is better than talk talk"

PMB's administration is more of work work (with picture evidence ) and less talk
Though this doesn't apply to Osho Baba ]

Freemanan:
Ode... Buhari appointed her as the President?

ECOTERRORS:
This is an article that opens the eyes of every *minorities* in this countries. This is the reason fiscal federalism will never be actualised in this country.


Cc candyrain, whynotthetruth, dearpreye, mogidi, francizy.

An eye opener for all *minorities*

slyfoxxjoe:
Nonsense.. this article must have been written by a typical black American.. always on the defensive, always race batting, playing the victim and looking for everything in society to blame for his failures but his own efforts and lifestyle. What do u have to say about the many minorities that took responsibility, worked hard and became successful? Read the biography of Dr. Ben Carson for example. He is a living example of what a black man can achieve if he refuses to be a victim and blame the 'system' for his predicament. The black community in America would never excel until black people themselves learn to do the following: 1) stop dropping out of school and complete their higher educations instead 2) stop selling and using recreations drugs 3) STOP HAVING CHILDREN OUT OF WEDLOCK this is perhaps the biggest cause of poverty in the black community. A lady yet to graduate high school gets knocked up by some guy whose life isn't going in any particular direction..of course he bolts as he barely has enough to take care of himself let alone a woman and her kid as a result she drops out of school to take up menial jobs to raise her child condemning herself and her child to a life of poverty as a result and the circle continues with that child's own generation. 4) black entertainers also need to stop producing music and movies that encourage all the previous listed points. Now I am not denying that there is still racism in the world but the truth is it can only hold u back if u let it!

Freemanan:
Errm... I don't know Romancelanders much but I wanna wish all ma mentors and chiefs a great month ahead...

Whynotthetruth
Mzztega
Omotayor123
BlissB
MrLeno

Honourable mentions..
Ishilove
Angieberry or so
Dharniel my goon
Jetjacky badoo osha
Teempakguy Aka Einstein
Eghosa1
Vimi
Sonofananimal weirdo
Freeemanan mingwo sir


May the August rain bring forth good harvest...

Freemanan:
I just hope when the truth surfaces, we will have the resilience to accept it.

hinwazaka:
This is a Greek gift to lovers of Autocracy. They should take the trojan horse and watch the slaughter at the turn of the night. The real truth is that the PDP is undergoing sweeping reforms and restructuring. The staff members mentioned autocrats and painted them as versatile leaders. But in reality the leadership of Secondus and Oladipo has been nothing but brilliant so far. In time Nigerians will appreciate the road the PDP has taken

Freemanan:
I believe The staff is recommending and just being concerned... Maybe other intentions exists but that's uncertain. I believe mentioning the Elumelu and Okowa debacle here is over stretching it. I just think there is no harm done to either bloc if ears are given to the recommendations of this staff.

PassingShot:
True PMB hasn't effected any policy or action in the petroleum industry, BUT the fear of what can happen to those at the helms of affairs there has made them sit up and tight. Deal with this fact.

Read my sigi.

Sandydayz:

Freemanan:
As expected... Issokay

kaboninc:

Freemanan:
I believe whynotthetruth and Temitemi are perusing... Shocking...

shachris:
you can spew any jargon you like. I still stand to be corrected that 'as much as' is not an exact term.
All those grammatical errors you say u spotted are typos from my tablet. it's being misbehaving recently.
I won't insult you.

Freemanan:
You scare me...

Sandydayz:
Endtime beard

firstEVA:
should I have expected a pained saTANisat to say something else? That would amount to too much expectation don't you think?

firstEVA:
by here u mean?

Young03:
Mtcheew

barcanista:
Oga they are saying differents things... Whynotthetruth we need your help here

abduljabbar4:
If contradiction signifies falsehood, that means the op is just an icon of falsehood. Eventhe pdp woman couldnt remain silent on this.
"Falsehood is usually contradicting"- protection seeker .

FOLYKAZE:
Yawn

barcanista:
I saw this somewhere and I think it is deserving on Oshiomole...
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shachris:
brainless post as always. it's obvious that you are can't read and understand at the same time.

How does 'almost 6billion' equal 6 billion? Almost means an estimate, It could be more it could be less.

Dharniel:
aii, wil do just that, lemme read...

firstEVA:
President, Nairaland Association of WAILING WAILERS (NAWW)

laudate:
From your post, it appears you are either unmarried or you hardly interact with the rest of society.

Domestic violence/battery is enough grounds for a divorce. It is a major factor of the irreconcilable differences, that someone mentioned earlier.

How would you like to stay in a marriage where someone turns you into a punching bag, on a daily basis? If you are a woman would you do so? If you are a man, would you advise your daughter, sister or loved one to remain in such a marriage? Using your African mentality?

Do you know how many women have been battered to death, in their homes within Nigeria? Such cases are often under-reported because the man or the extended family often finds an excuse to cover it up, out of shame or fear.

There was a time I acted as a volunteer for an NGO in a general hospital. I lost count of the number of women who came to the hospital to receive treatment for injuries inflicted on them by their husbands.

Just to refresh your memory, here is a story about domestic violence that went viral a few years ago. Maybe the woman would still be alive if she had gotten a divorce. There is no marriage, that is worth dying for.