₦airaland Forum

We don’t want a messier America!

Promises to be a blessed time in the Lord!

In a land where the elders have become mute the tantrums of infants verbalised by whimpers are noticeable.

Paraman:
Ibadan will always have one traditional ruler

Ibadan no longer has a single traditional ruler. By the recent amendments to the Olubadan Chieftaincy Declaration there are other Obas under The Olubadan who ascend to the stool of The Olubadan in order of seniority. Good way to go.

Kosiso12:
Source : https://politicsnigeria.com/breaking-kano-gov-reinstates-dethroned-emir-of-gaya-appoints-new-emirs/#google_vignette

The policy thrust of the Kano State Government is clear and commendable:Kano, like Ibadan has grown too big for a single traditional ruler to preside over! The Emir of Kano will become as influential as the KNSG and that should be discouraged.

nlfpmod:
https://gazettengr.com/fbi-arrests-charges-nigerian-tech-entrepreneur-inegbedion-for-1-5-million-internet-fraud-money-laundering/

Another one bites the dust!

Great! I always privately thought so! Nigeria is getting better. NYSC members should be involved in farming during service.

lawani:
They are not the most corrupt

That, with respect to you, is not the issue here. The issue is whether it is right to deny the Local Government Authority the funds due to its coffers simply because the Local Government Authority Chairmen are corrupt.

This rabble rouser again! Either Fayose is so empty headed he cannot see that the judgment will deepen democracy and good governance in Nigeria or he does not mean well for Nigerians. He lives in the past. I trust God to put him to shame. A new Nigeria is emerging.

LordBiden:
No need for him to resign,everyone knows the attack was staged to boost trumps reelection chances through sympathy votes.Trump is a con man and they don't call him "don the con" for nothing.

Biden is still gonna beat him again like a talking drum even while on a wheel chair.

Americans do not need a clown as president.

God bless the democratic party.
God bless the USA.

Preposterous!

FreeStuffsNG:
The State and Local Government Joint Account was created because council bosses were looting funds and not paying primary school teachers. Since that account was created, primary school teachers are no longer owed salaries. Sadly, paying the monthly allocation directly to the councils would not stop the diversion of council funds.

States should stop the illegal practice of dissolving elected councils and appointing caretaker committees. Local elections should be free, fair, and credible to ensure accountability.

The two paragraphs above are part of the inconsistencies in the Punch Editorial. In one breadth it blamed the LGs for owing primary school teachers and claimed that the problem was solved with the State-LGAs joint account while in another breadth it admitted that there is the problem of illegal dissolution of democratically elected LGA administration and replacement with caretaker committees funded from the joint account.

Another inconsistency is boxing federalism into a certain mould as if the independence of LGAs suddenly strips away the operation of true federalism. India and Brazil are bad examples because of their caste system against certain people and religions in their countries. The central government of Brazil is taking over indigenous lands by fiat while India's democracy doesn't pretend that it's a government of the Hindus by the Hindus for the Hindus so much that the central government can demolish Mosques and build Hindu temple to replace the Mosques. Which kind of federalism gives central government the authority to impose religion on a LG? That's no federalism and bad of the Punch to cite both Brazil and India.

The Supreme Court is in order by insisting that the LGAs democratically elected leaders can never be effective unless they enjoy financial autonomy. The constitution never denied or affirmed the LGAs financial autonomy so the SC is not wrong by recognizing that the same independence the federating States could exercise is because of their financial autonomy and same privilege should be extended to LGAs.

Primary School teachers were equally indicted too when it was discovered that many of them were always absent from work and many barely qualified to teach. That's the problem of TRCN that should ensure that only professional teachers in its national register are recruited , it's not entirely the fault of the LGAs. If the payment of primary school teachers will be a problem then their salaries should be deducted from source so that no LG executive will tamper with their salaries. The rest should be monitored by EFCC and NFIU. If possible build special courts to quickly prosecute and severely punish any corrupt LG official and/or traditional institution Head.

That state-LG joint account arrangement is nothing more than a piggy bank for some state Governors and that's the weapon they use to remove democratically elected LG executives and even strip the traditional institutions of funds and render them impotent ,so much that insecurity has taken over and some Community Heads and royal authorities are at the mercy of rich bandits,
cultists and criminals who can easily buy their loyalty by placing them on their payroll with the illicit funds from their crimes. In Edo state, there's already complaint by the Gov that the Oba is using cultists to collect ishakole to run its operation when it should be funded by the LGAs and not hiring alleged cultists he is now blaming for the insecurity in Benin.

May God bless Nigeria for ever! Check my signature for free stuffs!

You do not sever the head from the body just because it aches. You apply the required medication and rest to relieve the body of the headache. What to do is to use the organs of state to deal with the criminal conduct of the Local Government Chairmen and its leadership and the looting at that level will stop. Thankfully they have no immunity from prosecution!

FreeStuffsNG:
By Punch Editorial Board



https://punchng.com/supreme-court-got-it-wrong-on-lg-autonomy/

Disappointing editorial.

Almiron:
Source: Independent

My condolences!

Esama:
Its shall never be well with that sniper that missed the target.

You forgot to be thankful that the missed shot did not locate you instead.

MasterJayJay:
I hope Trump didn't plan this. Dude can do the unthinkable.

Preposterous! Utterly absurd and ridiculous thinking!

OLAADEGBU:
'COMPLETE NEGLIGENCE': Former Army sniper and MMA fighter Tim Kennedy blasts the security response to the shooting at former President Trump's rally that bloodied the president and resulted in the death of a spectator.

Almost unpardonable negligence!

KaplanDee:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sq2mV9Z8p8k

God is greatly glorified!

allthingsgood:
I watched the interview of Prof Chidi Odinkalu on Channels TV regarding the Supreme Court judgement granting autonomy to LGA and I was shocked.

How can a senior lawyer vomit such obscenities against the entire judiciary, just because your candidate didn't win election. Infact, the comments made by Prof Odinkalu completely deviated from the question asked. Instead of giving opinion on local government autonomy, Prof went hay wire insulting the Supreme Court and the entire judiciary.


Honestly the man needs to be punished or at least called to order

He speaks true to type.

mohbadliveson:
James Onanefe Ibori

Nasir El-Rufai replies

Hear the shameless thieving looter of an ex convict. Unrepentant political brigand. Enemy of democracy. It is LG financial autonomy that powers and deepens democracy. Thief Ibori use to live and steal in U.K. where the LG System assures good governance. He is gaslighting us!

sonnie10:
You don’t know who Joseph Waya was. He was a very modest man. Don’t use want is happening now to judge these past leaders. Things were not these bad. They did not live flamboyant as you have painted it. All they had then was just one or two houses and maybe a few vehicles. It’s not like they were buying houses in Dubai and London like the current one do. In fact his private residence in Calabar was a government allocated house in the Estate which was commonly allocated to senior government officials .

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In 1979 I was old enough to appreciate the political goings-on in Nigeria. AMA, WAYAS and DIKKO were terribly corrupt and inept politicians. Read up on them and NPN.

SETHARTHUR:
MODIFIED:
Bottom Pot 💕

Bottom pot of ekpankoko is a delight.

gidgiddy:
Igbos are long overdue for independence from Nigeria

Push that agenda through Igbo Legislators in the National Assembly. What have they been doing in that respect?

Most unprofessional statement coming from a Lawyer. The profession does not pander to ethnic and tribal sentiments. By the way, what report has been submitted to the Executive and The National Assembly on the agitation of the Igbo? What is on record in the Hansards of the National Assembly as the demands of Igbo Legislators on the matter? Those are the issues to look at.

Calitoscassius:
Who cares? Crooked politician

This comment is close by the real issue(s) here. It is obvious that previous comments have been made without a consideration of the history of the matter. It highlights the danger inherent in the lack of historical perspectives in our educational system ignominiously powered by Olusegun Obasanjo. Folks largely do not know that Wayas is undeserving of the paper cardboard in which the casket containing his corpse is wrapped! He deserves worse. He was Senate President during the terribly corrupt and inept government of Shehu Shagari. He is one of the principal reasons why Nigeria is this badly run and gone South! Cross River is so poor and backwater (especially the parts of the State he hails from) that I consider it amazing and misplaced to spend the meagre resources of the State on such a notorious character! Truth is, the stolen resources he fed on and left for his scions are cursed because it is tainted with the blood of deprived Nigerians who were denied their rights. Investigative journalists should write on the matter!

Fire4fireNL:
Same appeal court deciding Rivers HOA crisis case tomorrow, accepting a complex building project from a party in the case (indirect though)?.. I don't know whether to laugh or smile.

By evening tomorrow your dilemma will be resolved.

Man102:
Source : https://politicsnigeria.com/southeast-senators-plead-with-president-tinubu-for-nnamdi-kanus-release/

These Igbo Senators are gaslighting us. YouTube is replete with videos and audio of Nnamdi Kanu inciting violence against the FG and fellow Igbo. He should simply stand his trial and let the Judiciary do its job. They have more than enough to hire the best of legal representation.

Man102:
Source : https://politicsnigeria.com/many-feared-trapped-as-rochas-okorochas-house-collapses-in-abuja/

Always cutting corners. Cheap and substandard fellow.

Sheistoopretty:
When your mates and even juniors capable of being your children in other European countries are busy with technologies and innovations, you're here praying for war between two countries

Do u now see why I say Nigerian men are use-less?

Now, that’s not a nice thing to say. Even if you don’t have a Nigerian man for a father you must know somebody close who does.

LordviccoDaGuru:
Buhari Sallau

Looking at the physique of the line up of those police officers reminds one of what Alozie Ogugbuaja once said about them. Who remembers🧐🧐

A life without Christ is necessarily crisis ridden. With Christ you will always see a reason to live. Suicide is not an option. Come to Jesus Christ now. Pick up The Bible and read it to find meaning to life. Risky to live to work and not for God.

chokekachy:
Passengers stranded


https://www.channelstv.com/2024/06/25/rivers-crisis-community-women-barricade-airport-passengers-stranded/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1eJssYaGffOxOJQ2FouyenCbRZSMoF4oN1wO3AmTmAwcH6trT6-3Kxl3U_aem_aQFZYJs7ehWSQrYCHTc9lA

Someone should educate them about the power of recall. They can recall their elected lawmakers for failing to deal with the situation they complain about. Second, they should let the politicians know that the issue will determine the voting pattern at the next elections for Governorship and general elections. Civil Rights Movement should seize the moment now and conduct sound voter education to let them know that collecting money from politicians to vote at elections will not guarantee good Government.