₦airaland Forum

IamaNigerianGuy:
You do not realize the depth of the problem : the FG is like a dog in a manger, it won't eat hay and won't permit horses to.
Many states have tried to take control of their resources but have been blocked by the FG.
Edo state bid for electricity distribution in 2014 and was rebuffed. Akwa ibom, Rivers and other states have bid for oil licences without result. Cross river built Tinapa and it's full utilization was blocked by Abuja. The south south states want their ports developed but the FG connives with Lagos to maintain a monopoly in apapa. The list goes on.

How come Lagos States is currently generating about 59Mw of electricity for its domestic use through the IPP scheme.

Many, including Lagos State government have been embarking on independent power projects, and are now relying on power generated from their power installations for their domestic use. The Independent Power Projects (IPPs) of Lagos State generates 59MW of electricity into the state power grid.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/guardian.ng/business-services/firms-state-dump-national-grid-for-independent-power-supply/amp

An Independent Power Project need not pass through the national grid.

On Akwa Ibom and Rivers States bidding for oil license, I Cound not find any information on it online, please give us links to confirm that they bid for oil licences and why it was refused.

On Tinapa, I feel that it was an ill conceived and executed project, better put a white elephant project. A free trade zone where there is no trade and a tourist resort for foreigners at a time the Niger Delta is unsafe to foreigners.

meccuno:
me too. but what can one do? we are stuck with these people for a while. if we get Governors who are futuristic and with a defined plan, all things being equal, we can beat the system that was designed to make us fail.

That's what I have been telling the "Nigeria held us back" crew. If you get visionary and sincere leaders, no system can hold them back, they would find a way around all obstacles.
For example, to beat the states must "feed the national grid" law, don't pass through the national grid, don't use the transmission lines. Just create clusters - industrial, commercial or social clusters and the generate power locally to those clusters. Some private companies are doing it.

To beat the 13% derivation law, create oil companies and bid and obtain oil licences in your state. If the state own or partnered companies drill it's own oil, it will receive 40% share of crude sales along with 13% derivation.

As I also say, it is only a bad workmen that quarrels with his tools, good workmen perform wonders with bad tools.

samuelchimmy:
by soon' you mean at least 2decades from now right,if not i disagree ,right now electric motor is a huge success in the us and china,it wont take long before it spreads to other parts of the world if you consistent with western policies ,you must know that huge steps are being taken every actualize a true green earth ... it wont take long my brother, it will happen in this generation

That's why I said the issue of fossil fuel is complex. It depends mainly on the reserve of it still left under the earth, which I must confess, is a big unknown. Countries are exploring and finding new oil and gas fields, there are huge reserves in the Arctic starting from Alaska, the oil at the bottom of the oceans is largely unknown and untapped, even Nigeria has not began oil explorations in its deep sea. Then do not forget fracking that becomes viable when crude gets to the $70s to the barrel.

Fossil fuel is the cheapest form of energy and until it runs out or low, it would beat alternative source of energy in terms of cost and convenience.

Electric cars won't necessarily reduce the demand for fossil fuel. The batteries of the electric cars has to get its energy from somewhere - either alternative energy sources or fossil fuels.

Another big problem is the increasing demand for energy due to population and industrial growth. The energy demand of the world would likely double over the next 40 or so years to drive homes, businesses and industries. Where do you expect the increase in demand to come from?

One quick fix but tricky solution to our increasing energy demand is nuclear. Nuclear energy has the capacity to provide huge supply of energy to nations and the world, but then nuclear has its own political and environmental concerns and problems.

I have been a member of an online energy group for over 10 years, and we have had extensive debates on these issues. It is a much more complex issue than I have even elaborated here.

TruthinAction:
He should focus more on his studies. He shouldn't win trophies in chess and fail in class. They should allow him to continue if he is doing well in school. Otherwise, he should forget playing chess for now.

Bad advice.
It is trophies that will qualify him for scholarship and provide him the opportunity of going to school to the highest level. Where do you expect a homeless family to get the money to send this kid and his brother to school? Besides, winning trophies comes with cash prices, fame and recognition.

Winning trophies would also help the family's asylum application as Trump is looking for skulled or talented immigrants.

successmatters:
Your wish

Sorry to say, but you do not make any sensible or intellectual contribution to discussions, outside the usual hollow chest beating and senseless rants.
I have installed solar for clients, I have solar panels (though only 100watts) in my home to run small appliances and charge phones. I understand solar energy more than you ever could.

successmatters:
Instead of feeling offended, stand up and compete. If the term 'taken over ' on the Internet worries you, you must be a yoruba and not Ghana.

Will you guys ever be able to separate from Yorubas? This one you see yoruba everywhere and in everyone, even in matters that does not remotely concern Yorubas.
Nah wah oo, this obsession is serious.

samuelchimmy:
OP Im guessing this post of yours is just your wish for nigeria and not from some calculated facts and figures, anyway you try sha, i agree mostly about the fossil fuel matter,i go clear for we eye when e happen

The fossil fuel issue has been oversimplified. Even with the introduction and wide use of alternative energy sources, fossil fuel will not go away soon. Even though fossil fuel took over from firewood and coal ages ago, firewood and coal is still being widely used, especially in developing countries.

immhotep:
Is this your way of defending NEPA certificate by-fire-by-force?

cc lzaa husbandsnatcha sarrki

Please go and read School Certificate Government before responding again.

immhotep:
Sarrki and other defenders of NEPA certificate will not like this.

Cc lzaa velocity25 husbandsnatcha

NEPA certificate is not in charge of Education Reform Laws , Ben Bruce and his colleagues are/were, so what education reform bill did he introduce, passed into law and NEPA certificate refused to sign?

PetroDollaxx:
What is the meaning of this nonsense? Igbos have taken over Ghana? How? Fuckeduppedness are you a comedian? Igbos should stop this foolishness. It seems that is the attitude of igbos,huh? I am a Ghanaian living in Ghana, but igbos have always been problematic in Ghana. We Ghanaians don’t have issues with Yorubas and other Nigerians, but igbos are something else. I hope you people will change your attitude sha! How can you tell me that igbos have taken over Ghana? Never say that again! You are only helping to create ill feeling towards Nigerians in Ghana. Any Ghanaian reading this is bound to feel very offended,huh?

Abeg my African brother no vex. That's the way some igbos are (not all of them o ). They get big mouth and big chest. They will tell you they develop and taken over Lagos, London, Lisbon, Accra, Malaysia, in fact everywhere. They are our brothers and compatriots, we have leant to understand this need to boast and beat their chest. I think it is due to certain innate insecurities. Those that really make things happen do not boast or make mouth.
Please don't take it out on other Nigerians or even other igbos.

successmatters:
Other tribes seem to be comfortable being held down under corrupt government like Buharri own. That's why.

Igbos in other African countries are doing just fine, taking over Ghana, SA and Gabon, but we would have done best on our own home soil, with good policies and a level playing field.

Like the adage goes, it is only a bad workman that quarrels with his tools. Civilizations in the past had built fantastic monuments and societies with very little and sometimes bad tools.

You say you have taken over Ghana, SA and Gabon, please give examples of how. Are you guys at the head of the technological, scientific, social and industrial development in those countries. I am sure citizens of these countries will disagree with your assertion of taken over.

You said "would have done best on our own home soil, with good policies and a level playing field", but you refuse to state these good policies that you need before you can start performing at home.

You have governors who receive billions of nairn monthly to make and implement good policies and a level playing field, but you seem oblivious to them.

You have state legislators to make the good policies and level playing field you want. You still refuse to see them.

It is only Buhari you see and care about. You say that Buhari that had been president for 4 years is the reason why igbos are not doing well on home soil.

@OP
I disagree with you on almost all levels. I do not have the time or energy to go into all your assertions, assumptions and conclusions, so I will take the issues one by one as I have time for.

1. To start with, there will possibly be no Nigeria anymore. And even if there is it won't be the complete Nigeria we know today. The reason why some sections will leave you will know as you read other points and understand especially the number 2 point.

This your number one point is neither here nor there.

Of course there is always a possibility that Nigeria will be no more, but the chances of a split in 40 years time is highly remote. Maybe if the right steps for secession is being taken today, then succession by that group might be possible in 70 years, but no actual steps to succession has been taken as of today. If you study similar groups of people seeking succession and that have taken the right steps, you will see that some have been at it for over a century, and have still not achieved secession.

Eritrea was a colony of Italy that was taken over by Ethiopia after World War 2. the country became part of the British protectorate after the Italians left. When the British left, they ceded the territory to Ethiopia, but as an autonomous unit.
In 1961 Ethiopia unilaterally withdrew Eritrea's autonomy and stationed troops inside the country and hence began a 30 year war of independence, which was won by Eritrea.

I don't want to go into the historical background of South Sudan independence history, but the South Sudanese fought a 50 year bitter civil war with Sudan, costing millions of lives before they were able to gain independence in 2011.

As I said, I do not forsee viable secession in Nigeria within the next 50 years.

Another obstacle to secession is that Nigeria never had big autonomous political units since the time the British amalgamated the country.
Yes, before colonisation, there was the sokoto caliphate, the Oyo Empire, the Benin Empire and numerous autonomous or semi autonomous tribes in the East and Niger delta areas.

If we were to go back into the time before colonisation, when the various tribes were autonomous, we would have to break the country up into more than 50 pieces.

successmatters:
Nigeria, is holding the Igbo man backward.

Please explain how. Is it only igbo man in Nigeria inside Nigeria that Nigeria is holding back, what about igbos in other west African states or even in foreign lands?

Chommieblaq:
I don't think i have the energy to go on and on with you on this, one has to recognise a fault for it to be corrected.
I won't applaud her for being rude or turn a blind eye to that. The onus lies on the parent to curb her of these character, direct her to the right path.
I pity her parents, I sincerely pity them, they should sit up in their responsibilities.

PS saying i pity the parent doesn't mean i exonerate them of the blame, they are to be blame 100%

You might not understand my annoyance at putting blame on the poor girl. I feel she should be pitied and helped if possible. You could feel the frustrations on her face and voice when he was being interviewed by a stranger, immediately after being sent home from school. To me in that interview, I even feel she was not rude enough. My children will never answer a stranger on the streets, not to talk of one with microphone or phone.

You measure the progress and development of a country by the way it's government and people treats it's children and women. Nigeria is lacking in these. We care very little for our children.
This video is a huge indictment of how we value children, there are millions of children who have no hope of education or a better life and all of us, governments, churches, etc, just turn a blind eye.

sweetrace:
The onus is also on you to correct them and curb the excesses. That can only be done if you recognize and acknowledge the attitude or character trait that needs to be corrected. Loving a child includes correction.

And from where do you think a 6 - 7 year old got bad attitude and character traits that needs to be corrected?
From the parents genes, from God, from the environment or from the society?

Chommieblaq:
Point noted!

Wether you agree with me or not, the girl doesn't only need school fee, she needs proper upbringing too.
I didn't just come to the conclusion she's rude base on that her viral video, did you also watched the video of her and Mr Jollof.

And you blame the girl for not getting proper upbringing?

sweetrace:
She was angry and frustrated. But she is still a rude girl who needs to be corrected. There’s another video of hers where someone came out to help her. She was with a woman I believe is her mother. When she was asked to say something. I was expecting to hear her thank those that had helped her. But she went on to say she has already told the school she’s not going back to that kpako school in that very rude way of hers. A lady, I assume is her mother, was busy laughing. How on earth is that funny? Is the school a charity organization? She’s complaining that they sent her home instead of beating her because she can take the beating. I applaud her zeal to learn, but she is uncouth. It has nothing to do with pidgin.

It pains me when I see a woman talk like this, maybe you do not have a little girl of your own. I have three children, and it is the girl who happens to be about the age of this little girl that gives the the biggest wahala. With her I dare not pay her school fees late not to talk of failing to pay at all to the point of sending her home.

Little children especially the girls need lots of attention and guidance to make them straight. They are like sponge and absorb the character of their immediate environment.

There is a saying in my tribe "a fowl does not know or care about the cost of corn". It applies to children also. They do not know or care about the cost of schooling, feeding, housing, etc. It should not concern them. You brought them into this world, the onus is on you to provide the basic am amenities to them.

Vince77:
Exactly what I keep telling myself every time i remember that video.

What we heard in that video is nothing compared to what else she can say.

People raising her are doing a very bad job.

But you people rather put the blame on a little girl than blame the parents and the society that gives little love or care to children.

Chommieblaq:
Thanks
I keep saying it, that young girl is super rude for her age, i pity her class teacher and parents

I pity you, you lack empathy, even for little children.

You Pity the parents who do not know how to care, train or provide for their child, you pity teachers who punish and take their frustrations out on innocent children by flogging children for the failure of their parents to pay school fees. In the US, the teachers would go to jail and the child would be taken away from the parent.

Obviously, the little girl had been physically abused to the point that she is hardened and immune to flogging.
And you are here blaming the poor girl.

kaen1317:
So all the former first ladies are saints including abacha's wife its patience Jonathan that spoiled nigeria....yeye people

And how many former first ladies have had their money forfeited? How many has been taken to court? Mr corruption defender, your mama peace had a case with EFCC even before becoming first lady.

Ochendo1:
Orsu LGA (2596/10051X100) = 25.8%
Ehime Mbano LGA (5238/20981X100) = 24.96%
Oru West LGA (4393/17245X100) = 25.4%
Njaba LGA (4043/11884x100) = 34%
Ihitte Uboma LGA (4235/1429/100) = 29.6%
Ohaji Egbema LGA (6072/21391X100) = 28.3%
Ideato North LGA (3064/11754X100) = 26%
Isu LGA (3255/10266x100) = 31.7%

Sorry to say but you need to go back to school to sturdy elementary mathematics.
The total votes cast in orsu LGA is
54+6,203 +3,780+3,198+2,596+36+3+29 = 15889
PDP scored 2596
2596/15889×100 =16.328%

All your calculations are wrong.

SIRTee15:
I hope u know africa had universities before any European country...
In fact white people had to travel n learn how to establish a university from Africans before they could build oxford or cambridge universities....
Europe was a massively undeveloped and backward place at the time Africans and Arabs were building pyramids, sailing across the ocean or constructing roads....

What white man has above every other race is principle of self preservation....
The white man will never develop an area unless he intend to reside in the territory....
Before he does that, he destroys whatever civilisation or people that he doesn't understands or not his colour....
He destroys their culture and damage their psyche with inferiority complex.....
The Chinese and Asians has proven there's no big deal about the white man's achievement...
China lifted 850 million people out of poverty within 20 years....
A feat no other race has ever achieved....
Now Chinese are ahead in many advanced technology n catching up in other areas....
The most modern cities in the world right now with futuristic infrastructure are in china and middle east not Europe or america....

The black man can catch up and even beat other races if we drop our inferiority complex and religious dogma....
Embrace hard work, logical thinking, technology and emphasise on meritocracy.....
We were ahead before...
We can do it again.....

False! When we are talking about Africa, we are talking about sub-Saharan Africa ; black African, not north Africa that had interactions with Europe and Asia stretching back centuries.
Sub Saharan Africa has always been the basket case of the world. We contribute little in terms of science, technology and even writing in human development.

Our main problem is our value system. We elevate vanity to a status symbol. We love to dance, sing, worship and sex more than any other higher endeavours. We did not and have not imbibed the culture of success through hard work like the Asians, or the culture of inquisitiveness through science like the Europeans.

BuhariIsBURIED:
Everything is about opposition while all APC members are walking free.. mumu witch-hunting govt
Buhari and his remote controlled EFCC will not go unpunished

At least we will have one less witch to bewitch us. After all the good book say suffer not a witch to live.

Another witch hunter would hunt protected witches in the future.

Chepos1:
The crack down on Saraki has began.

You are right.

I doubt Saraki will escape jail time. The would first go after his aids and accomplices before finally going for him.

This thread has made me realized that igbos are more emotional than rational.
Rochas raised a point that the person declared winner of the Imo governorship election did not meet the 2/3 LGA constitutional requirements, and instead of debating whether he is right or wrong, most commentators here are talking about "Iberiberism", election rigging and how much Rochas is hated.
All theses totally irrelevant to the argument.

Cadec007:
lol.... When they jam you know who usually come out on top na...

Forget who comes out on top in a battle, it is who wins the war in the long run that matters.
The Nigerian military does not seem to have a strategy for winning the war, only winning battles.

Cadec007:
they are in camp bro... I believe there are scouts far ahead

And Boko Haram do not have scouts also?

This is very shameful and dangerous. You don't cook with firewood or anything that produces smoke on a war front. It gives your position away to your enemies.

If the army cannot supply packaged or canned food, kerosene or gas stove which does not produce visible smoke is more appropriate.

Giftednwaimo:
That is why it is called election.
People vote.
I don't know if the election was rigged anyways.
Whatever we are saying now is not even important because the inec have given their result. ✌

No one is talking about whether the election was rigged or not, what we are asking is whether the announced winner met the constitutional requirements.

INEC has given their results, it is left for the courts to give it's is own verdict.

NORSIYK:
Calculate the results below and tell me he didnt meet up the required 25% in at least 18 LGAs


The comprehensive result of 2019 lmo Guber elections

1. Nkwerre LGA,
Accord-376
AA-8,205 (AA) Won
APC- 2,147
APGA- 1,104
PDP- 1,889
MAJA-1
UPP-4
YPP-3

Total votes - 13,729
PDP votes - 13.759%


2.Aboh Mbaise
AA 4,296
Accord 63
APGA 2,520
APC 3,479
PDP 64,219 (PDP) Won
YPP 21
ZLP 35

3.Ikeduru
AA-4006
Accord-219
APGA-2,088
APC-3,139
PDP-14,848 (PDP) Won
Maja-3

4.Onuimo
Accord 65
AA 4,173
APC 1,217
APGA 4,577 (APGA) Won
Maja 8
PDP 2,063

5.Owerri Municipal
Accord-205
AA-2,617
APC-1,540
APGA-1,549
PDP-10,118 (Won) PDP
Maja-12

6. Mbaitoli
Accord- 398
AA-5,869
APC-3,704
APGA- 5,777
Maja 4
PDP-13,358 (PDP) Won
ZLP-2,280
YPP-5
UPP-3
SDP-0


7.Orsu
Accord-54
AA-6,203 (AA won)
APC-3,780
APGA-3,198
PDP-2,596
SDP-36
UPP-3
ZLP-29.

Total votes - 15,899
PDP votes - 16.338%


8.Oguta
Accord-28
AA-3,431
APGA-2,441
APC-1,644
PDP-5,666 (PDP) won
SDP-32

9.Nwangele
Accord- 176
AA-9,924 (AA) won
APC-1,831
APGA -2,067
PDP 3,482
Maja 429

Total votes - 17,909
PDP votes - 19.442%

10. Orlu
Accord-262
AA-9,659 (AA) Won
APC-3,007
APGA-3,421
PDP-5,053
UPP-13
YPP-9
ZLP-28

Total votes - 21,452
PDP votes - 23.554%

11.Okigwe
Accord-201
AA-469
APGA-8,365 (APGA) Won
PDP-5,443
APC-1,843
Total votes - 16,321
PDP votes - 33.349%

12. Oru-West
Accord-30
AA-5,016
APC-6,435 (APC) Won
APGA-5,764
PDP-4,393
Total votes - 21,638
PDP votes - 20.302%


13. Ohaji/Egbema
A-426
AA-16339. (AA won)
APC-4,585
APGA-4,193
PDP-6,072
YPP-26
ZLP-15
Total votes - 31,656
PDP votes 19.181%

14.Ideato North
Accord-280
AA-5,599 (AA) won
APGA-2,152
APC-3,723
PDP-3,064
Total votes - 14,818PDP
PDP votes 20.677%


15. Oru-East
Accord-77
AA-4,531
APGA-1,524
APC-24,257 (APC won) (APC)won
PDP-4,806
Total votes - 35,195
PDP votes - 13.661%

16. Isu
Accord-146
AA-7,695(AA won)
APGA-2,873
APC-2,423
PDP-3,235.
Total Votes - 16,372
PDP votes - 19.80%

17.Owerri West
Accord- 187
AA-2,538
APGA-2,660
APC-2,868
PDP- 12,878. (PDP won)

18.Njaba
Accord- 107
AA- 8,297(AA won)
APGA -3,480
PDP-4,043.
Total votes - 15,927
PDP votes - 25384
please note that APC votes are not accounted for here. APC votes will certainly bring the PDP votes below 25%


19.Obowo
Accord-182
AA-4,929
APGA 5385
APC. 1839
PDP. 6198. (PDP won)

20 lsiala Mbano
Accord 1639
AA. 3383
APC. 1893
APGA 17817 (APGA won)
PDP. 3589
Total votes - 28,321
PDP votes - 12.672%

21 Ezinihitte Mbaise

Accord 138
AA. 2646
APC. 1462
APGA. 1356
PDP. 30,035(PDP won)

22 Ehime Mbano

Accord. 538
AA. 5477
APC. 3094
APGA 12,410(APGA won)
PDP. 5238
Total votes - 26,757
PDP votes - 19.576%



23 lhitte/Uboma

Accord 151
AA. 5444
APC. 3160
APGA. 5692(APGA won)
PDP. 4235
Total votes - 18,682
PDP votes - 22.668%

24 Ahiazu Mbaise
Accord. 35
AA 3395
APC. 971
APGA 2405
PDP 32 987. (PDP won)

25 lDEATO SOUTH

Accord 130
AA. 40,438 (AA won)
APC. 4893
APGA 4656
PDP. 3600
Total votes - 53,717
PDP votes - 6.7%

26 OWERRI NORTH

ACCORD. 259
AA. 2988
APC. 2272
APGA. 4404
PDP. 12,797(PDP won)

27 Ngor Okpala
Accord. 267
AA. 4797
APC. 2310
APGA 2308
PDP. 11502 (PDP won)

According to your results, ihedioha had above 25% in only 14 LGAs out of the required 18.

sirlop:
I won’t respond u after this. On what grounds should the election be declared inconclusive? Did Ugwumba ur master meet the requirement? How many votes were cancelled and what margin did Emeka use in winning him? What areas will the rerun be contested if this election is declared inconclusive?
The REC didn’t go contrary to what is stipulated if he decided the winner by popular votes cos non of the candidates got 25% in 18 LGA’S.
Stop this propaganda and join the winning train cos aligning with a loser won’t do u any favour.

The REC went contrary to what was stated in the constitution.
This is part 2, section 179(2b)of the 1999 constitution;

(2) A candidate for an election to the office of Governor of a State shall be deemed to have been duly elected where, there being two or more candidates -

(a) he has the highest number of votes cast at the election; and

(b) he has not less than one-quarter of all the votes cast in each of at least two-thirds of all the local government areas in the State.
http://www.nigeria-law.org/ConstitutionOfTheFederalRepublicOfNigeria.htm#State_Executive

The constitution specifies a runoff between the two leading candidates.

UncletC:
did Buhari win 2/3 states?
l9 States to l7 States, is this 2/3 ...anger and ignorance will kill you.

Pleases learn to read and comprehend. The constitution said 25% in 2/3rd of all states, not 2/3 of all states.
Buhari got 25% votes in 33 states.