If the Governor Jonah Jang led PDP administration in Plateau state have a human face the recent Jos genocide could not had occur as it could have put all the machinery in place to avert the wanton destruction of lives and properties. And, if he had answered the calls of Nigerians during the 2008 Jos crisis by resigning, the state could have been saved from this genocide.
Ethno-religious conflicts are not new in Nigeria , but none have drawn the attention of the whole world like the recent killings now known as the Jos Genocide. With Jang on saddle of power as the Chief Security Officer of Plateau state, he misuses his powers by blindly rigging the Local Government elections of November 2008 for his party the PDP which led to deaths of hundreds of innocent citizens and destruction of properties worth billions of Naira.
Also recently due to his in competency another round of killings erupted which also led to killings of unarmed civilians , women , the old and even babies, not to talk of properties destroyed. Never in the history of Nigeria that a conflict as such was ever regarded as genocide except the recent Jos killings.
With committee of inquiry put in place and Human Rights Organizations fighting for justice on behalf of those innocently killed. The PDP have not yet taken any action against its party member Jonah Jang.
The PDP might claim that Jang remains innocent until he is found guilty by the court of law; all the same it shows that he is not fit, capable and competent to lead a state in a multi-ethnic, cultural and religious country like Nigeria . The essence of leadership in democratic settings is to provide enable environment for betterment of mankind, not to bring upon citizens deaths and destructions.
The Jos crisis of 2008 directly involves the PDP, up till today the party has not distance itself with the so-called victory that led to deaths, destructions and displacement of thousands of citizens. On the recent Jos genocide, the PDP have not look Jang straight in the face and tell him that he is not competent to rule Plateau state and therefore advise him to resign. All are pointing accusing fingers at Jang for not doing what is right by seeing to support a particular ethnic group during the Jos killings.
Knowing the Nigerian factor, Jang may soon start seeking for a second term in office. The manner he handle the last Local government elections in Plateau state cannot guarantee the re-occurrence of another round of killings if he seeks for a second term. The PDP should for the sake of Nigeria ’s unity and humanity in general use whatever means to deny Jang ticket under its platform. I am sure it is not among the manifesto of the PDP, death, destruction and displacement of citizens of any state within the country.
Other political parties in Nigeria should also deny Jonah Jang ticket to contest under their platforms, as insensitive and in competent people should not be allowed to rule as their failure gives Nigeria the image of a brutal primitive society.
Not only Jang , people in his class should not be allow to near any seat of power v, any Chief Security Officer of his state that cannot protect the lives and properties of his subjects should not be given another chance to contest by any of our political parties.
By now in developed and civilized societies if Plateau state government happen to be one it should have since embark on rebuilding houses , shops e.t.c destroyed during the crisis and have gone far in paying compensations to families of those killed. Shamelessly to Jang’s administration it cannot even cushion the sufferings of those in refugee camps.
Jang’s in competency is a threat to Nigeria ’s Unity, Should we allow it to happen again? And the only way to stop it’ re-occurrence is the Federal Government should keep it’s word by bringing to book all those involved in the Jos genocide.
As for the PDP once again, save Nigeria’s unity by not allowing in competent people as in case of Plateau state , any opportunity to contest in future elections so as not to find ourselves in a situation that can completely destroy the country.
Shehu Mustapha Chaji
shehuchaji@yahoo.com
Thursday, 18 February 2010
Sunday, 27 December 2009
Kano: Repositioning Our Political Representatives
In all democracies allover the world, the business of legislating is a very important ingredient in the running of such types of government. They represent the yearnings and inspirations of those they represents, and in the case of Nigeria as elsewhere , every individual legislator represents the voice and speaks on behalf of his/her constituency and articulate their positions on national and state issues, and vote on their behalf when the need arise.
Kano states, like other states in the country have legislators in both the Senate and House of Representatives. Views of Nigerians may differ on how they feel their legislators are representing them. Some may be satisfied, while others will even argue that their legislators for non performing to their expectations.
With the highest numbers of Members in the House of Representatives in the country, and three Senators like other states, Kano, had more than enough to represent them in the National Assembly. But the questions lingering are these representatives of the people of Kano state really equipped and articulated to stand and speak their minds in the National Assembly?
In the National Assembly, currently how many among them (Members of the House of Representatives) from Kano state, are outspoken? With the exception of Hon. Faruk Lawan and to some extent Hon. Kawu Sumaila, it will seem that other Members in the House are either bench warmers , if they even happen to be attending the House sittings , or are merely local champions who can only speak in local radio stations when they happen to be in Kano. Informing whoever cares to listen or know how many sewing machines, motorcycles, bags of rice, cloths e.t.c they are able to share to their lieutenants who form their campaign teams.
Also in the Senate, before Senator Bello Hayatu Gwarzo, replaced Alhaji Aminu Sule Garo, only the voice of Senator Kabiru Gaya is heard among the Kano Senators in the Senate. Others are either intimidated or incompetent to represent the people of their constituency. They are more active not on the numbers of bills and motions they sponsored, but on charitable activities they keep informing the people through the local radios, such charities bread laziness to the youth and later turn to bootlicking and beggarage.
What always baffle me is that whenever there is any very important issue of national importance, we are told to channel our views, opinions or grievances through our legislators. As most Nigerians do how can Kano state populace be heard through bench warmers. Where, when and how can we contact our legislators to pass our inputs to draw the attention of the National or State Assemblies?
Being in Kano Central, with Senator Muhammad Bello as my Senator, from Tarauni Local Government where Hon. Mohammed Abubakar Mai-Fata is our Representative in the National Assembly , Hon. Kabiru Muhammad as my representative in the State House of Assembly , and I am not the type seeking political patronage, when , where and how can we locate them? Where are their offices located? Their telephone numbers? Their e-mail address? Or their websites? Our communication with these so called representatives of ours is broken totally.
I am using them as a case study for many may have similar problems like me. Those with access to these representatives are some selected few and those seeking for some personal favours. How will other electorates know about their activities on their behalf and where do we get feedback from them?
In our present time with many channels of dissemination of information, it will be advisable for our legislators to have many channels of informing those they represents their activities in either National or State Assembly. At least they should have a website posted with up to date their functions in either State or National Assembly. They should also have mobile phone numbers that their constituents can at least text them to express their views on what they feel about some bills and motions debated.
Our legislators are the ones creating more problems for themselves as some of them had changed their functions or duties to charitable works (which I am not against) at the expense of functions in the chambers which is making laws. They should always keep their constituents informed on the bills and motions to be debated and seek their inputs especially on very sensitive national issues.
Kano legislators should brace up to face the challenges of legislating in the 21st century by drawing a line between charitable works and their functions of making laws. Charitable works should not over shadow what they are sent by their constituency to represent them. Though we know about constituency projects which many of them pretends as if they are using their hard earned money to execute.
The people of Kano state need qualitative legislators in the next dispensation come 2011. They need those legislators that can stand not only within the chambers to articulate and present the needs and wants of their constituents, but if the need arise anywhere within the country.
Money politics, god fatherism and party sentiment should not be a yardstick in electing our next legislators in both the State and National Assembly, as these are among the factors that hinder the constituencies from having capable hands that can fully represent them.
For some of us in Kano Central, our present Senator, Muhammad Bello should in 2011 seek for other suitable things he can do for himself or the state and the country in general as he is not giving us the required befitting image in the Senate. As for our constituency in the National Assembly, Abubakar Mai-Fata as a Member representing Tarauni in the National Assembly should also step aside in 2011 elections to allow capable hands to occupy Tarauni seat. He has tried in providing schemes to teach some few youths how to learn some trades, but how many bills and motions did he moved before the lower chamber on behalf of Tarauni constituency ?
Kano needs the types of Hon. Faruk Lawan in the lower chamber and Senators like Kabiru Gaya in the upper chamber. The era of legislators that cannot even post a mail, feel intimidated by their other colleague or even too incompetent to argue their case, such caliber of Members need somebody to stand for them talk less of their constituency. This scenario should come to an end in 2011. Kano needs legislators that will be reliable, competent and compatible with the 21st century new order.
Shehu Mustapha Chaji
shehuchaji@yahoo.com
Kano states, like other states in the country have legislators in both the Senate and House of Representatives. Views of Nigerians may differ on how they feel their legislators are representing them. Some may be satisfied, while others will even argue that their legislators for non performing to their expectations.
With the highest numbers of Members in the House of Representatives in the country, and three Senators like other states, Kano, had more than enough to represent them in the National Assembly. But the questions lingering are these representatives of the people of Kano state really equipped and articulated to stand and speak their minds in the National Assembly?
In the National Assembly, currently how many among them (Members of the House of Representatives) from Kano state, are outspoken? With the exception of Hon. Faruk Lawan and to some extent Hon. Kawu Sumaila, it will seem that other Members in the House are either bench warmers , if they even happen to be attending the House sittings , or are merely local champions who can only speak in local radio stations when they happen to be in Kano. Informing whoever cares to listen or know how many sewing machines, motorcycles, bags of rice, cloths e.t.c they are able to share to their lieutenants who form their campaign teams.
Also in the Senate, before Senator Bello Hayatu Gwarzo, replaced Alhaji Aminu Sule Garo, only the voice of Senator Kabiru Gaya is heard among the Kano Senators in the Senate. Others are either intimidated or incompetent to represent the people of their constituency. They are more active not on the numbers of bills and motions they sponsored, but on charitable activities they keep informing the people through the local radios, such charities bread laziness to the youth and later turn to bootlicking and beggarage.
What always baffle me is that whenever there is any very important issue of national importance, we are told to channel our views, opinions or grievances through our legislators. As most Nigerians do how can Kano state populace be heard through bench warmers. Where, when and how can we contact our legislators to pass our inputs to draw the attention of the National or State Assemblies?
Being in Kano Central, with Senator Muhammad Bello as my Senator, from Tarauni Local Government where Hon. Mohammed Abubakar Mai-Fata is our Representative in the National Assembly , Hon. Kabiru Muhammad as my representative in the State House of Assembly , and I am not the type seeking political patronage, when , where and how can we locate them? Where are their offices located? Their telephone numbers? Their e-mail address? Or their websites? Our communication with these so called representatives of ours is broken totally.
I am using them as a case study for many may have similar problems like me. Those with access to these representatives are some selected few and those seeking for some personal favours. How will other electorates know about their activities on their behalf and where do we get feedback from them?
In our present time with many channels of dissemination of information, it will be advisable for our legislators to have many channels of informing those they represents their activities in either National or State Assembly. At least they should have a website posted with up to date their functions in either State or National Assembly. They should also have mobile phone numbers that their constituents can at least text them to express their views on what they feel about some bills and motions debated.
Our legislators are the ones creating more problems for themselves as some of them had changed their functions or duties to charitable works (which I am not against) at the expense of functions in the chambers which is making laws. They should always keep their constituents informed on the bills and motions to be debated and seek their inputs especially on very sensitive national issues.
Kano legislators should brace up to face the challenges of legislating in the 21st century by drawing a line between charitable works and their functions of making laws. Charitable works should not over shadow what they are sent by their constituency to represent them. Though we know about constituency projects which many of them pretends as if they are using their hard earned money to execute.
The people of Kano state need qualitative legislators in the next dispensation come 2011. They need those legislators that can stand not only within the chambers to articulate and present the needs and wants of their constituents, but if the need arise anywhere within the country.
Money politics, god fatherism and party sentiment should not be a yardstick in electing our next legislators in both the State and National Assembly, as these are among the factors that hinder the constituencies from having capable hands that can fully represent them.
For some of us in Kano Central, our present Senator, Muhammad Bello should in 2011 seek for other suitable things he can do for himself or the state and the country in general as he is not giving us the required befitting image in the Senate. As for our constituency in the National Assembly, Abubakar Mai-Fata as a Member representing Tarauni in the National Assembly should also step aside in 2011 elections to allow capable hands to occupy Tarauni seat. He has tried in providing schemes to teach some few youths how to learn some trades, but how many bills and motions did he moved before the lower chamber on behalf of Tarauni constituency ?
Kano needs the types of Hon. Faruk Lawan in the lower chamber and Senators like Kabiru Gaya in the upper chamber. The era of legislators that cannot even post a mail, feel intimidated by their other colleague or even too incompetent to argue their case, such caliber of Members need somebody to stand for them talk less of their constituency. This scenario should come to an end in 2011. Kano needs legislators that will be reliable, competent and compatible with the 21st century new order.
Shehu Mustapha Chaji
shehuchaji@yahoo.com
Monday, 14 December 2009
Of two promises in December
Written by Shehu Mustapha Chaji
Every listener of British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Hausa service is aware and looking forward to the fulfilment of promises made by a serving and a former Minister. They promised Nigerians unconditionally under no duress on different platforms and reasons. In one interview that Ambassador Ibrahim Kazaure, the Minister for Special Duties, granted the radio station, he promised Nigerians that they will unfailingly enjoy 6,000 megawatts of power in the month of December (2009). Also, in the same radio station, Mallam Nasir el-Rufa’i, the former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, promised to be in Nigeria before Christmas day (2009).
What made these promises unique is that none of them (Kazaure and el-Rufa’i) was forced to make the promises to Nigerians. And since then, Nigerians have been looking forward to the month of December to see if the promises would be fulfilled. Will both of them fulfil their promises or will both of them make excuses for their inability to fulfil their promises? And lastly, will one of them fulfil his promise and the other unable to do so?
Leaders and men of repute all over the world are mindful of the responsibilities they shoulder and these always make them to be mindful of their words and actions. In some societies, when men of nobility realise that they cannot fulfil the promises they made, they either resign or apologise for their inability to do so. And this has made such societies to value, respect and honour their leaders as very serious people.
On the other hand, when citizens of a country come to realise that their leaders always make promises that they cannot fulfil, it affects their relationship in whatever the leadership plans to do in the future. The personality of whoever fails to fulfil a promise that he voluntarily makes is at stake; nobody will ever take him/her serious again.
Due to the importance of electricity in the modern world and availability of it constantly as the gateway to industrial development, Nigerians were very happy with Ambassador Ibrahim Kazaure’s promise of 6000 megawatts in the month of December. I personally have been monitoring the hours we get electricity daily in the part I live in Kano. It has been improving and getting worse at the same time. Sometimes, we enjoy electricity for about two to six hours daily and almost complete blackout for a day or more. It has really improved unlike in the past when we’d spend about a week without electricity.
Ibrahim Kazaure had even promised to take Hajiya Jamilah Tangaza, the Head of BBC Hausa service to any state and village of her choice on 31st December, 2009 to see for herself and bear witness on how by then Nigerians would be enjoying electricity. Nigerians will be looking forward to hear her part of the story (Tangaza) after 31st December, 2009.
On the part of Nasir el-Rufa’i, the former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, who is on the wanted list of the EFCC for corrupt practices who’s also presently a critic of President Umaru Yar’adua’s government, has vowed to return to Nigeria from self exile before Christmas day. He vowed to return even if he would lose his life. el-Rufa’i is fighting the battle of his life as his integrity, personality and name are at stake.
To some Nigerians, el-Rufa’i is a hero who fearlessly and religiously implemented the Abuja Master Plan. In their opinion, he brought sanity and beauty to the Federal Capital Territory while some Nigerians also view him as a sadist, the chief executor of any anti-human, masses and people policies of former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration. The name Nasir el-Rufa’i means terror to those whose homes and source of livelihood he had destroyed and to the families of those that lost their lives due to the after shock of his actions.
Many Nigerians will like el-Rufa’i to be back to clear his name on several allegations of corruption, self-enrichment and abuse of power, if he is innocent. If he is innocent, he will earn more respect from Nigerians. They will continue to count the days before Christmas, expecting el-Rufa’i’s return to the country.
Kazaure and el-Rufai’s promises to Nigerians in December are all very important -- 6,000 megawatts of electricity will definitely add value to Nigerians’ way of life and economy. The billions of naira that el-Rufa’i is being asked to account for when he returns in December will most likely return to the treasury. And if they’re lies, Nigerians will know that he has no monies of theirs with him.
May Almighty Allah strengthen them in fulfilling their promises to Nigerians in the month of December.
Chaji can be reached through shehuchaji@yahoo.com
http://www.weekly.dailytrust.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1985&catid=1&Itemid=109
Every listener of British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Hausa service is aware and looking forward to the fulfilment of promises made by a serving and a former Minister. They promised Nigerians unconditionally under no duress on different platforms and reasons. In one interview that Ambassador Ibrahim Kazaure, the Minister for Special Duties, granted the radio station, he promised Nigerians that they will unfailingly enjoy 6,000 megawatts of power in the month of December (2009). Also, in the same radio station, Mallam Nasir el-Rufa’i, the former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, promised to be in Nigeria before Christmas day (2009).
What made these promises unique is that none of them (Kazaure and el-Rufa’i) was forced to make the promises to Nigerians. And since then, Nigerians have been looking forward to the month of December to see if the promises would be fulfilled. Will both of them fulfil their promises or will both of them make excuses for their inability to fulfil their promises? And lastly, will one of them fulfil his promise and the other unable to do so?
Leaders and men of repute all over the world are mindful of the responsibilities they shoulder and these always make them to be mindful of their words and actions. In some societies, when men of nobility realise that they cannot fulfil the promises they made, they either resign or apologise for their inability to do so. And this has made such societies to value, respect and honour their leaders as very serious people.
On the other hand, when citizens of a country come to realise that their leaders always make promises that they cannot fulfil, it affects their relationship in whatever the leadership plans to do in the future. The personality of whoever fails to fulfil a promise that he voluntarily makes is at stake; nobody will ever take him/her serious again.
Due to the importance of electricity in the modern world and availability of it constantly as the gateway to industrial development, Nigerians were very happy with Ambassador Ibrahim Kazaure’s promise of 6000 megawatts in the month of December. I personally have been monitoring the hours we get electricity daily in the part I live in Kano. It has been improving and getting worse at the same time. Sometimes, we enjoy electricity for about two to six hours daily and almost complete blackout for a day or more. It has really improved unlike in the past when we’d spend about a week without electricity.
Ibrahim Kazaure had even promised to take Hajiya Jamilah Tangaza, the Head of BBC Hausa service to any state and village of her choice on 31st December, 2009 to see for herself and bear witness on how by then Nigerians would be enjoying electricity. Nigerians will be looking forward to hear her part of the story (Tangaza) after 31st December, 2009.
On the part of Nasir el-Rufa’i, the former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, who is on the wanted list of the EFCC for corrupt practices who’s also presently a critic of President Umaru Yar’adua’s government, has vowed to return to Nigeria from self exile before Christmas day. He vowed to return even if he would lose his life. el-Rufa’i is fighting the battle of his life as his integrity, personality and name are at stake.
To some Nigerians, el-Rufa’i is a hero who fearlessly and religiously implemented the Abuja Master Plan. In their opinion, he brought sanity and beauty to the Federal Capital Territory while some Nigerians also view him as a sadist, the chief executor of any anti-human, masses and people policies of former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration. The name Nasir el-Rufa’i means terror to those whose homes and source of livelihood he had destroyed and to the families of those that lost their lives due to the after shock of his actions.
Many Nigerians will like el-Rufa’i to be back to clear his name on several allegations of corruption, self-enrichment and abuse of power, if he is innocent. If he is innocent, he will earn more respect from Nigerians. They will continue to count the days before Christmas, expecting el-Rufa’i’s return to the country.
Kazaure and el-Rufai’s promises to Nigerians in December are all very important -- 6,000 megawatts of electricity will definitely add value to Nigerians’ way of life and economy. The billions of naira that el-Rufa’i is being asked to account for when he returns in December will most likely return to the treasury. And if they’re lies, Nigerians will know that he has no monies of theirs with him.
May Almighty Allah strengthen them in fulfilling their promises to Nigerians in the month of December.
Chaji can be reached through shehuchaji@yahoo.com
http://www.weekly.dailytrust.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1985&catid=1&Itemid=109
Monday, 30 November 2009
SAP, NEEDS and Nigeria's Industrial Development
Before discussing the crux of the subject matter it would be appropriate to explain the background of the two major concept of discussion which is SAP and NEEDS.
STURUTURAL ADJUSTMENT PROGRAMME (SAP)
Structural Adjustment Programme (SAP) was introduced following the collapse of oil market in the early 80’s which saw Nigeria’s per capital income plummet from about $1,000 to $300 and the drastic fall in the level of foreign exchange earnings and government revenues. Nigeria introduces SAP and embarks in it implementing in 1986.
The emphasis of the SAP was on deregulation, market liberalization, demand management through appropriate prizing, floating of the exchange rate and the promotion of agriculture and other rural based export oriented economic activities. It was also expected to promote the growth of resource based industrialization in place of the prevailing import substitution strategy which had become unsustainable due to foreign exchange scarcity and the consequent inability to import needed raw materials, spare part, skilled labour e.t.c to support industrial production.
Inability to stay the course of reforms, low levels of investment large fiscal imbalances, among other reasons, prolonged the life of the programme which was originally designed to last for two years to eight years until there was a regime change. Despite the regime change, the features of that programme have remained with significant elements of it reflected in vision 2010.
National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (NEEDS)
The objective NEEDS is to enable Nigeria achieve a turn around and grow a broad based market oriented economy that is private sector led in which people can be empowered so that they can, as a minimum, afford the basic needs of life. It is a pro-poor development strategy with sources of economic empowerment being gainful employment and provision of social safety net for vulnerable groups.
Most of the targets in the NEEDS documents are set in quantitative terms. Their achievement must also be tracked in quantitative terms. The essential pro-poor growth indices are largely what are classified as socio economic data; they include access to employment, income and consumption per capital, access to basic education, health care. (Mortality rate, HIV/AIDS prevalence, general health status, life expectancy etc) water and accommodation and indeed the structure of the distribution of income between one period and another in other to capture the changes arising from the implementation of reforms.
According to some analyst structural Adjustment programme (SAP) has been rechristened to national economic employment development strategy (NEEDS). To them if the implementation of SAP was include a “sin” then it must be a nurturing one because the economic reformation is still being undertaking by the current PDP-led democratic government, they are also of the opinion that Nigerians should pray and hope that the same unrepentant agents that sabotaged “SAP” do not do the same to NEEDS.
Structural adjustment program (SAP) was introduce to place Nigeria on the path of industrial development in the 80’s so many economic ill, where visible and problems in deference forms i.e. retested growth manifesting in persistent balance of payments deficits, raging inflationary trends, conspicuous taste for foreign service goods, foreign debts and seemingly over-valued naira. SAP goals were to be balanced growth, stable prices, favorable balance of payment and full employment, but unfortunately for Nigeria from the time of SAP it because a nation of consumer of second – hand goods and products. The average Nigeria could no longer afford any new thing except those Nigerians who have profited from government contracts and favors.
With the failure of SAP to make any positive impact in Nigeria ’s industrial development, the Olusegun Obasanjo administration, backed by arrays of World Bank experts ingeniously bull-dozed another economic package on the nation elegantly presented as “the National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (NEEDS). The package which would take care of short term and long term needs, according to the carefully selected and brilliantly tutored protagonist, would represent many good tidings of “life more abundant” for all Nigerian.
The emphasis of NEEDS is on the provision of good roads, better schools, responsive health care system, water for drinking and agricultural purpose, safer streets and of course, food on table. There is no doubt that the concepts of NEEDS are lovely by any standard, even if they were not new or original. However, unfortunately, the dream of NEEDS evaporated with the departure of the architect and his eminent World Bank experts.
Between SAP and NEEDS they have not change the lives of Nigerians. Indices released by various local and international organization shows that Nigeria is not achieving the desired industrial development. Nigeria cannot generate enough mega watts of power for its industrial development and has led to closure of many industries in the country. Corruption in both public and private sector has been a major set back for Nigeria to achieve any gain in industrial development.
Agricultural sector is not growing at any appropriate rate with less than 50% of the country’s cultivable land uncultivated.
90% of the land under cultivation in being tended by small farmers using largely antiquated production techniques. Nigeria contrary to goals of SAP and NEEDS spends $2.8 billion dollars to import food for local consumption. 90 million of the country’s, 140 million people face food insecurity and cannot afford three square meals a day, with over 70% of les citizens living below poverty line.
SAP and NEEDS are implemented for the purpose of chasing the lives of Nigerians. On the other hand SAP and NEEDS tend to increase poverty and hardship on Nigerians.
STURUTURAL ADJUSTMENT PROGRAMME (SAP)
Structural Adjustment Programme (SAP) was introduced following the collapse of oil market in the early 80’s which saw Nigeria’s per capital income plummet from about $1,000 to $300 and the drastic fall in the level of foreign exchange earnings and government revenues. Nigeria introduces SAP and embarks in it implementing in 1986.
The emphasis of the SAP was on deregulation, market liberalization, demand management through appropriate prizing, floating of the exchange rate and the promotion of agriculture and other rural based export oriented economic activities. It was also expected to promote the growth of resource based industrialization in place of the prevailing import substitution strategy which had become unsustainable due to foreign exchange scarcity and the consequent inability to import needed raw materials, spare part, skilled labour e.t.c to support industrial production.
Inability to stay the course of reforms, low levels of investment large fiscal imbalances, among other reasons, prolonged the life of the programme which was originally designed to last for two years to eight years until there was a regime change. Despite the regime change, the features of that programme have remained with significant elements of it reflected in vision 2010.
National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (NEEDS)
The objective NEEDS is to enable Nigeria achieve a turn around and grow a broad based market oriented economy that is private sector led in which people can be empowered so that they can, as a minimum, afford the basic needs of life. It is a pro-poor development strategy with sources of economic empowerment being gainful employment and provision of social safety net for vulnerable groups.
Most of the targets in the NEEDS documents are set in quantitative terms. Their achievement must also be tracked in quantitative terms. The essential pro-poor growth indices are largely what are classified as socio economic data; they include access to employment, income and consumption per capital, access to basic education, health care. (Mortality rate, HIV/AIDS prevalence, general health status, life expectancy etc) water and accommodation and indeed the structure of the distribution of income between one period and another in other to capture the changes arising from the implementation of reforms.
According to some analyst structural Adjustment programme (SAP) has been rechristened to national economic employment development strategy (NEEDS). To them if the implementation of SAP was include a “sin” then it must be a nurturing one because the economic reformation is still being undertaking by the current PDP-led democratic government, they are also of the opinion that Nigerians should pray and hope that the same unrepentant agents that sabotaged “SAP” do not do the same to NEEDS.
Structural adjustment program (SAP) was introduce to place Nigeria on the path of industrial development in the 80’s so many economic ill, where visible and problems in deference forms i.e. retested growth manifesting in persistent balance of payments deficits, raging inflationary trends, conspicuous taste for foreign service goods, foreign debts and seemingly over-valued naira. SAP goals were to be balanced growth, stable prices, favorable balance of payment and full employment, but unfortunately for Nigeria from the time of SAP it because a nation of consumer of second – hand goods and products. The average Nigeria could no longer afford any new thing except those Nigerians who have profited from government contracts and favors.
With the failure of SAP to make any positive impact in Nigeria ’s industrial development, the Olusegun Obasanjo administration, backed by arrays of World Bank experts ingeniously bull-dozed another economic package on the nation elegantly presented as “the National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (NEEDS). The package which would take care of short term and long term needs, according to the carefully selected and brilliantly tutored protagonist, would represent many good tidings of “life more abundant” for all Nigerian.
The emphasis of NEEDS is on the provision of good roads, better schools, responsive health care system, water for drinking and agricultural purpose, safer streets and of course, food on table. There is no doubt that the concepts of NEEDS are lovely by any standard, even if they were not new or original. However, unfortunately, the dream of NEEDS evaporated with the departure of the architect and his eminent World Bank experts.
Between SAP and NEEDS they have not change the lives of Nigerians. Indices released by various local and international organization shows that Nigeria is not achieving the desired industrial development. Nigeria cannot generate enough mega watts of power for its industrial development and has led to closure of many industries in the country. Corruption in both public and private sector has been a major set back for Nigeria to achieve any gain in industrial development.
Agricultural sector is not growing at any appropriate rate with less than 50% of the country’s cultivable land uncultivated.
90% of the land under cultivation in being tended by small farmers using largely antiquated production techniques. Nigeria contrary to goals of SAP and NEEDS spends $2.8 billion dollars to import food for local consumption. 90 million of the country’s, 140 million people face food insecurity and cannot afford three square meals a day, with over 70% of les citizens living below poverty line.
SAP and NEEDS are implemented for the purpose of chasing the lives of Nigerians. On the other hand SAP and NEEDS tend to increase poverty and hardship on Nigerians.
Nigeria on development scale
Development indicators and statistical revelations to determine whether Nigeria is developing or not is not straight forward as from goverment reports they keep on giving statistical revelations that shows Nigeria is developing. While on the otherhand local and international organisations development indicators shows that Nigeria is not developing with huge resources the country has especially from the proceeds from the oil sector.
Nigeria has all it takes to achieve full food security and be a major net provider of food to global community, but unfortunately agricultural sector is not growing at any appreciate rate with less than 50% of the country’s cultivable land undercultivated. 90% of the land now under cultivation is being tendered by small farmers using largely antiqueted production techniques . And Nigeria spends $2.8 billion to import for local comsuption and 90 million of the country;s 140 million people face food insecurity and cannot afford three square meals a day . Also 70% of our population are living below poverty line.
Also the latest figure from National Primary Health Development Agency(NPHCDA) showed high maternal , newborn/neonatal and child mortality rates in the country. Maternal Mortality Rate(MMR) is 800 per 100,000 live births while Neonatal Mortality Rate(NMR) is 48 per 1,000 live births with wide variation between regions.
According to the State of the World Children 2009 report recently released by the United Nations Children Fund(UNICEF) Nigeria is the 8th worst performing country in a list of 148 nations in 2007 on under five mortality as 189 new babies died in every 1,000 live births in the country. Yearly, an estimated 52,000 Women die from pregnancy related complications, while an estimated 250 new born die every year in Nigeria.
Decent livinghood is not also within the reach of many Nigerians as according to National Bureau of Statistics in 2004 poverty is about 57 percent and studies showed that an estimated 2.8 million graduates enter labour market annually with little over 10 percent securing a job. Estimated 80 to 90 million Nigerians lived in poverty. Only India and China have more poor people than Nigeria. India and China has a population of over one billion to Nigeria’s 140 million.
Presently an average Nigerian Child lacks basic education , adequate primary health care and a balance diet, and a good home. To make matter worse about 90% of Nigerians have no good roads, more than 70% lacks access to good health care and over 80% has no access to good water.
Per Capita Income has drastically reduced from over US$ 1,000 per day in 1980 to US$ 240 in 1997 and today less than US$ 1 per day. Inflation rate increased from 5.5% in 1985 to 5.6% in 1988, 57.2% in 1993, over 60% in 1994 and 72.8% in 1995. Today , the standard living of Nigerians have deterioted as there has been increase in socio-economic problems as a result of joblessness, homelessness and poverty that continues to be visited on Nigerians due to bad goverment policies , poor management and primitive corruption.
Though on the part of Nigeria’s goverment according to it’s officials have been trying it’s best to change the lives of Nigerians and claimed that reports by International organisations on Nigeria is misleading. According to Nigeria’s goverment statistics poverty ratio in the country is dropping . In 1980, 28%, in 1985 the poverty ration grew to 46% and dropped to 42% in 1992. In 1996 the population of poor increased to 65.6%, in 1999 it stood at 70% and in 2004 it feel to 54.4% and presently at 50%.
The present administration of President Umaru Musa Yar’adua has vow to implement the Millineum Development Goals(MDGs) agenda of reducing extreme hunger and poverty. The goverment will put it;s effort to achieve a national growth rate of 6% per annum through agriculture as it remains one of the key components of the Nigerian economy and a focal point of our development. Yar’adua’s administration according to it’s officials have made appriciable progress with budgetery increasement from 7% in 2008 to about 10% in 2009 as well as providing intervention funds for the advancement of the sector.
As far as statistical evidence available is concern to determine whether Nigeria is developing or not, the answer is capital NO. Nigeria is not developing even when compare with the huge resources the country is earning which unfortunately ends to develop some few individuals and their families than the the 140 million Nigerians. There is no any no development plan the country is religiously trying to implement , but rather rhetorics of some un-cordinated 7 – point Agenda which
Nigeria has all it takes to achieve full food security and be a major net provider of food to global community, but unfortunately agricultural sector is not growing at any appreciate rate with less than 50% of the country’s cultivable land undercultivated. 90% of the land now under cultivation is being tendered by small farmers using largely antiqueted production techniques . And Nigeria spends $2.8 billion to import for local comsuption and 90 million of the country;s 140 million people face food insecurity and cannot afford three square meals a day . Also 70% of our population are living below poverty line.
Also the latest figure from National Primary Health Development Agency(NPHCDA) showed high maternal , newborn/neonatal and child mortality rates in the country. Maternal Mortality Rate(MMR) is 800 per 100,000 live births while Neonatal Mortality Rate(NMR) is 48 per 1,000 live births with wide variation between regions.
According to the State of the World Children 2009 report recently released by the United Nations Children Fund(UNICEF) Nigeria is the 8th worst performing country in a list of 148 nations in 2007 on under five mortality as 189 new babies died in every 1,000 live births in the country. Yearly, an estimated 52,000 Women die from pregnancy related complications, while an estimated 250 new born die every year in Nigeria.
Decent livinghood is not also within the reach of many Nigerians as according to National Bureau of Statistics in 2004 poverty is about 57 percent and studies showed that an estimated 2.8 million graduates enter labour market annually with little over 10 percent securing a job. Estimated 80 to 90 million Nigerians lived in poverty. Only India and China have more poor people than Nigeria. India and China has a population of over one billion to Nigeria’s 140 million.
Presently an average Nigerian Child lacks basic education , adequate primary health care and a balance diet, and a good home. To make matter worse about 90% of Nigerians have no good roads, more than 70% lacks access to good health care and over 80% has no access to good water.
Per Capita Income has drastically reduced from over US$ 1,000 per day in 1980 to US$ 240 in 1997 and today less than US$ 1 per day. Inflation rate increased from 5.5% in 1985 to 5.6% in 1988, 57.2% in 1993, over 60% in 1994 and 72.8% in 1995. Today , the standard living of Nigerians have deterioted as there has been increase in socio-economic problems as a result of joblessness, homelessness and poverty that continues to be visited on Nigerians due to bad goverment policies , poor management and primitive corruption.
Though on the part of Nigeria’s goverment according to it’s officials have been trying it’s best to change the lives of Nigerians and claimed that reports by International organisations on Nigeria is misleading. According to Nigeria’s goverment statistics poverty ratio in the country is dropping . In 1980, 28%, in 1985 the poverty ration grew to 46% and dropped to 42% in 1992. In 1996 the population of poor increased to 65.6%, in 1999 it stood at 70% and in 2004 it feel to 54.4% and presently at 50%.
The present administration of President Umaru Musa Yar’adua has vow to implement the Millineum Development Goals(MDGs) agenda of reducing extreme hunger and poverty. The goverment will put it;s effort to achieve a national growth rate of 6% per annum through agriculture as it remains one of the key components of the Nigerian economy and a focal point of our development. Yar’adua’s administration according to it’s officials have made appriciable progress with budgetery increasement from 7% in 2008 to about 10% in 2009 as well as providing intervention funds for the advancement of the sector.
As far as statistical evidence available is concern to determine whether Nigeria is developing or not, the answer is capital NO. Nigeria is not developing even when compare with the huge resources the country is earning which unfortunately ends to develop some few individuals and their families than the the 140 million Nigerians. There is no any no development plan the country is religiously trying to implement , but rather rhetorics of some un-cordinated 7 – point Agenda which
Sunday, 11 October 2009
Nigeria: Leadership not by example
Leadership in all societies allover the world plays the most important aspect of shaping, directing and guiding them to the path of achieving development. Most Nigerians hold the view that what Nigeria lack is good leadership. They also have the opinion that whenever the country is lucky to be lead by dedicated and resourceful leaders, the lives of Nigerians will not only improve for better, but also the country will play its supposed role in international communities.
Leadership failure in Nigeria is spread in all facets of life been it political, social, economy, religiously and traditionally. Our leaders in all aspects mostly do not lead by example. Majority of them are selfish, greedy and uncaring on anything that does not affect them directly.
Most unfortunate for Nigerians is that large numbers of its leaders do not view leadership as sacrifice and service to humanity. To most of them leadership is all about self-enrichment, pomposity and satisfying personal ego. When seeking for any position of leadership , many Nigerians are carried away by the huge resources they will be in charge to distribute which they will use their position to harness the highest share of it into their personal coffer.
While others when in position of authority are pre-occupied with the concern that everybody must worship them notwithstanding their inability to provide what enshrined as their main functions and duties in regard to the office they occupied. Due to such attitudes of most of our leaders, bootlicking, yes-men and sycophants normally have their field day after they have cut-off such leaders from the actual realities on ground.
The most irresponsible leaders in the eyes of many Nigerians are politicians occupying elected or appointed public offices. Due to the way and manner most of them conduct themselves, they are viewed as opportunist, selfish , ungodly, corrupt and undedicated to those they govern or represents. Abuse of public funds, corruption, nepotism, crude use of force and primitive looting have now become one of the features of political and public office holders in Nigeria. Been godly, truthful and sincere is hard to them to imbibe which have made the conduction of elections by them to be massively rigged and citizen not believing whatever they inform them.
Our traditional and religious leaders, who normally play guidance and advisory roles for the betterment of the country, are now mostly been selective in rendering their services. Most of them channel their guidance and advice to the citizens without rendering same to the leaders. They always preached to us to be law abiding without preaching to the leaders to rule with justice, equity and selfless service. If they have done their roles without fear and favour our leaders could not have been what they are perceived as of today.
In all societies that have excelled in the comity of nations, they are lucky to be lead by leaders who are exemplary and selfless for their nations to be great. Such great leaders sacrifice their worldly comforts for the benefit of humanity. Nelson Mandela, Chairman Mao, Ayatollah Khomeini, Mahatma Gandhi , Fidel Castro, to mention some few are among such leaders that every nation will hope to have.
The problem with Nigeria is that we are not lucky to have leaders that led by example and are merciful, God-fearing, dedicated e.t.c. We have leaders that are shameless and wicked. Leaders that find delight in lying and deceiving their subjects. Leadership that is selfish and greedy. If not, why should a leader be comfortable, his wards attending exclusive schools within and outside the country while those of his subjects are sitting at home or studying in overcrowded classes or under trees sitting on the floor.
We have leaders that will not only collect their own huge salaries and allowances at the right time excluding the goodies attached to such offices. But while those they lead collect peanuts as salaries and the unlucky ones among them spend months without salaries. Though large numbers of other Nigerians do not have any means of living hood.
Leaders that jets out frequently to just have their health checked and their subjects left to die just because they cannot afford to pay what they are charged at both government owned and private hospitals.
Is Nigeria for all Nigerians or some few selected individuals with their families and cronies? Do we have any other country of our own more than Nigeria? Will we all escape the consequences of irresponsible, selfish and unpatriotic leadership? And when will we stop grumbling and complaining to sincerely desire for the change we want in getting the right leaders?
Our leaders must change from been deceitful, greedy and corrupt. And this can only happen if all Nigerians have the zeal of patriotism and will be fearless to speak against injustice, tyranny and oppression of our leaders. We must compel our leaders to conduct a free and fair election. We must compel our leaders to rule with justice and equity. We must compel our leaders to fulfill the promises they made to us. We must compel our leaders to rule according to the constitution of our country which they promise to rule according to its dictates and protect what it enshrined for the benefit of all Nigerians.
If we continue to be careless on how we are govern by our leaders the consequences will continue to increase. It is the failure of leadership that has made Nigerians to continue to live in fear, penury and untimely death. By remaining quiet our leaders will assume whatever they are doing is right and legitimate. We have to make sacrifices for our younger ones, the old and unborn generation of Nigerians.
No Nigerian is safe because no matter your status, you can be killed by assassins, robbed, kidnap , loose your job without notice, loose your life on our roads due to their conditions or even be seen as a strange creature when in foreign countries. We must all help our leaders not to be corrupt by demanding them to do the right things.
And on the part of our leaders they must work extra hard to win back the confidence of Nigerians. Also, they should imbibe the teachings of the religion they profess as they all know one day they will be no more and they must account for all their deeds. So also, here on earth history will do justice forever on how they lead their people.
Shehu Mustapha Chaji
shehuchaji@yahoo.com
Leadership failure in Nigeria is spread in all facets of life been it political, social, economy, religiously and traditionally. Our leaders in all aspects mostly do not lead by example. Majority of them are selfish, greedy and uncaring on anything that does not affect them directly.
Most unfortunate for Nigerians is that large numbers of its leaders do not view leadership as sacrifice and service to humanity. To most of them leadership is all about self-enrichment, pomposity and satisfying personal ego. When seeking for any position of leadership , many Nigerians are carried away by the huge resources they will be in charge to distribute which they will use their position to harness the highest share of it into their personal coffer.
While others when in position of authority are pre-occupied with the concern that everybody must worship them notwithstanding their inability to provide what enshrined as their main functions and duties in regard to the office they occupied. Due to such attitudes of most of our leaders, bootlicking, yes-men and sycophants normally have their field day after they have cut-off such leaders from the actual realities on ground.
The most irresponsible leaders in the eyes of many Nigerians are politicians occupying elected or appointed public offices. Due to the way and manner most of them conduct themselves, they are viewed as opportunist, selfish , ungodly, corrupt and undedicated to those they govern or represents. Abuse of public funds, corruption, nepotism, crude use of force and primitive looting have now become one of the features of political and public office holders in Nigeria. Been godly, truthful and sincere is hard to them to imbibe which have made the conduction of elections by them to be massively rigged and citizen not believing whatever they inform them.
Our traditional and religious leaders, who normally play guidance and advisory roles for the betterment of the country, are now mostly been selective in rendering their services. Most of them channel their guidance and advice to the citizens without rendering same to the leaders. They always preached to us to be law abiding without preaching to the leaders to rule with justice, equity and selfless service. If they have done their roles without fear and favour our leaders could not have been what they are perceived as of today.
In all societies that have excelled in the comity of nations, they are lucky to be lead by leaders who are exemplary and selfless for their nations to be great. Such great leaders sacrifice their worldly comforts for the benefit of humanity. Nelson Mandela, Chairman Mao, Ayatollah Khomeini, Mahatma Gandhi , Fidel Castro, to mention some few are among such leaders that every nation will hope to have.
The problem with Nigeria is that we are not lucky to have leaders that led by example and are merciful, God-fearing, dedicated e.t.c. We have leaders that are shameless and wicked. Leaders that find delight in lying and deceiving their subjects. Leadership that is selfish and greedy. If not, why should a leader be comfortable, his wards attending exclusive schools within and outside the country while those of his subjects are sitting at home or studying in overcrowded classes or under trees sitting on the floor.
We have leaders that will not only collect their own huge salaries and allowances at the right time excluding the goodies attached to such offices. But while those they lead collect peanuts as salaries and the unlucky ones among them spend months without salaries. Though large numbers of other Nigerians do not have any means of living hood.
Leaders that jets out frequently to just have their health checked and their subjects left to die just because they cannot afford to pay what they are charged at both government owned and private hospitals.
Is Nigeria for all Nigerians or some few selected individuals with their families and cronies? Do we have any other country of our own more than Nigeria? Will we all escape the consequences of irresponsible, selfish and unpatriotic leadership? And when will we stop grumbling and complaining to sincerely desire for the change we want in getting the right leaders?
Our leaders must change from been deceitful, greedy and corrupt. And this can only happen if all Nigerians have the zeal of patriotism and will be fearless to speak against injustice, tyranny and oppression of our leaders. We must compel our leaders to conduct a free and fair election. We must compel our leaders to rule with justice and equity. We must compel our leaders to fulfill the promises they made to us. We must compel our leaders to rule according to the constitution of our country which they promise to rule according to its dictates and protect what it enshrined for the benefit of all Nigerians.
If we continue to be careless on how we are govern by our leaders the consequences will continue to increase. It is the failure of leadership that has made Nigerians to continue to live in fear, penury and untimely death. By remaining quiet our leaders will assume whatever they are doing is right and legitimate. We have to make sacrifices for our younger ones, the old and unborn generation of Nigerians.
No Nigerian is safe because no matter your status, you can be killed by assassins, robbed, kidnap , loose your job without notice, loose your life on our roads due to their conditions or even be seen as a strange creature when in foreign countries. We must all help our leaders not to be corrupt by demanding them to do the right things.
And on the part of our leaders they must work extra hard to win back the confidence of Nigerians. Also, they should imbibe the teachings of the religion they profess as they all know one day they will be no more and they must account for all their deeds. So also, here on earth history will do justice forever on how they lead their people.
Shehu Mustapha Chaji
shehuchaji@yahoo.com
Friday, 25 September 2009
Oga Umoru Coolu Temper
Naija country people sef na their mouth dey put dem for trouble. Dem say our Oga Pata Pata for Naija, Oga Umoru dey drag leg for how he dey rule us and dem don tire for the waiting to see 7- point Agenda for ground. As Oga Umoru dey try to beg those Niger Delta boys make dem bring their guns make dem collect gbem, some Naija people come dey tink say he no get liver.
As Gambari people last two years dey happy say na their turn to share the cake, e be like say many of dem don confuse about how some Naija people no get the same value again. Gambari wey dey for Tin City first taste the bitter medicine wen dey say dem no gree for election magu magu . Why dem dey complain? As dem dey talk am charity dey start for home. When Boco haram wan fight gofment, dem deal with dem squarely, forget rule of law as e dey temporary out of service.
The next Gambari people to taste freedom for democracy be for Power state as police move go their help Oga Chief Servant sack the people of Darul –Islam, no ask me wetin constitution talk, rule of law na him dey work. Presently ebi like say na the turn of Shiites as even one of their Oga dey beg say make dem no bomb im house with his aged Mama and small pickins. Dem no even no say to support Palestine people dey dangerous and Police no get budget for batons, teargas and rubber bullets. Rule of law? Not available at the moment.
Even those little little boys wey dey always make noise like the former Oga Honourable from Birnin –South are picked, sorry invited to city of milk and honey to drink tea. Lecturers unions, dem tink say because Oga Umoru carry chalk before dey go fit force am to do wetin dem want education to be. If dem never decide na their wahala as if dem no run back to class, no salary.
If Naija people get plenty sense dem go know say Oga Umoru don dey change from wetin dem dey call slow motion to active Commander-In –Chief which even the late dark goggled General envy go catch am. Mending boys and their likes wey dey carry guns should now run for cover before amnesty finish. Federal character must be implemented abi? And dey cannot disgrace Oga Pata-Pata by stopping him to fulfill three of his 7-Point Agenda, Niger Delta, Electricity and Wealth creation.
Recently, One Oga Ambassador wey be all round Minister talk am for BBC Gambari service , promise to take BBC Gambari Oga Madam to every lungu and corner of Naija before year finish to show her how Naija people dey enjoy NEPA light , just say amen!
To those accusing Oga Umoru about not working hard to realize 7 –Point Agenda. Make dem wait small, may be as Oga Ambassador promise electricity on behalf of Oga Pata Pata by end of dis year , Oga Umoru don work very hard on other remainings of 7 –Point Agenda , Health and Education. May be by next year sef Oga Umoru go fit enter any Naija hospital make dem do am medical check up, no more waka to Saudi Arabia. Our schools for don better and Oga Umoru go comot im pickins from money schools to gofment awuf schools. The schools go don better and dem dey work well well dat Oga Ambassador go fit add the tins weh he go show BBC Gambari madam make she se with her koro-koro eyes.
Some Naija people dey complain say gofment dey carry people even if dey no beg from one state to another free of charge. For Plateau state dem carry Fulani people and their malu for big moto take dem back to their real motherlad. Almajiri people own even better as dem give dem free ride from places like Lagos, Abuja and Kaduna go keep for their origin . We no go join Darul –Islam people join with dis one. You know say our lawyers know book well well , Adieu Gani !
Gofment no get money for the demands weh lectures, teachers, doctors, civil –servants dey look for. Gofment no get money, na the small money weh gofment dey get to take kia of politicians and public office holders, na him dem want Oga Umoru gofment share with dem? Some dey even complain say where fia-fia Oga Bank pata pata get 400 billon he put for banks weh he call am debt? If gofment push neck agree to Labour people demand of 52,000 naira as smallest salary come join money wey university people, teachers, doctors dey demand , wetin go remain for gofment pocket? If you get black stomach for wetin politician dey get, resign go stand for election make tins better for you.
Oga Umoru gofment no want waste, dat’s why I put my ears for ground for my state weh get highest numbers of people weh dey share Naija cake. Dem hand open well well and people no even complain say from the big ones to the small small ones give dem pure water to break their fast. Even as people for the other side no fit share cloth, rice , kayan shayi and small change, Oga Umoru people dey try with the small salary weh dem dey collect. No mind dat rag-tag plumber turn politician weh seize the umbrella from Oga Pata Pata people.
2011? So wetin go happen ? Oga Umoru no dey fear any type of election. The magic weh Oga Umoru dey take use for Katsina dey and he come join dem now with the better better work weh he dey do . And another extra one even dey as market men of religion go even fit give decree say any Naija person weh no vote for Oga Umoru go remain forever for hell- fire. What if he no gree to contest for 2011? No worry more tan two million Naija people go march go Abuja beg am make he help us fr Naija continue with the work weh he don start.
Me, the tin weh dey fear me with Oga Umoru gofment na dey bloodshed, many people don quench from Pateau, Nige Delta, Bauchi, Yobe, Kano, Borno, Kaduna, Sokoto states. All the killings can be stopped through good gofment policy. Gofment from top to bottom should be merciful to their country people, excessive use of force led leaders like Pot, Najibullah, Saddam, Mobutu, Bokassa, Shah, Mussolini, Hitler, Abacha, Bush e.t.c to be listed in the hall of bad guys in history. Our Ogas should rule with wisdom and mercy so dat history should be merciful to dem.
Oga Umoru e never late for you to perform wonders in less than two years to come. Comot money improve masses lives through creating work, better hospitals with medicine, paying real wages to our workers, better condition to learn and read book and so many better tins weh Naija people dey request for.
E go better also if Oga Umoru take wayo say sorry to Naija people for all the wahala of the past two years and promise dem say e no go happen again. Oga Umoru Coolu temper, as Naija people want good tins of life as you don promise dem, we dey wait make we see better for ground.
Shehu Mustapha Chaji
shehuchaji@yahoo.com
As Gambari people last two years dey happy say na their turn to share the cake, e be like say many of dem don confuse about how some Naija people no get the same value again. Gambari wey dey for Tin City first taste the bitter medicine wen dey say dem no gree for election magu magu . Why dem dey complain? As dem dey talk am charity dey start for home. When Boco haram wan fight gofment, dem deal with dem squarely, forget rule of law as e dey temporary out of service.
The next Gambari people to taste freedom for democracy be for Power state as police move go their help Oga Chief Servant sack the people of Darul –Islam, no ask me wetin constitution talk, rule of law na him dey work. Presently ebi like say na the turn of Shiites as even one of their Oga dey beg say make dem no bomb im house with his aged Mama and small pickins. Dem no even no say to support Palestine people dey dangerous and Police no get budget for batons, teargas and rubber bullets. Rule of law? Not available at the moment.
Even those little little boys wey dey always make noise like the former Oga Honourable from Birnin –South are picked, sorry invited to city of milk and honey to drink tea. Lecturers unions, dem tink say because Oga Umoru carry chalk before dey go fit force am to do wetin dem want education to be. If dem never decide na their wahala as if dem no run back to class, no salary.
If Naija people get plenty sense dem go know say Oga Umoru don dey change from wetin dem dey call slow motion to active Commander-In –Chief which even the late dark goggled General envy go catch am. Mending boys and their likes wey dey carry guns should now run for cover before amnesty finish. Federal character must be implemented abi? And dey cannot disgrace Oga Pata-Pata by stopping him to fulfill three of his 7-Point Agenda, Niger Delta, Electricity and Wealth creation.
Recently, One Oga Ambassador wey be all round Minister talk am for BBC Gambari service , promise to take BBC Gambari Oga Madam to every lungu and corner of Naija before year finish to show her how Naija people dey enjoy NEPA light , just say amen!
To those accusing Oga Umoru about not working hard to realize 7 –Point Agenda. Make dem wait small, may be as Oga Ambassador promise electricity on behalf of Oga Pata Pata by end of dis year , Oga Umoru don work very hard on other remainings of 7 –Point Agenda , Health and Education. May be by next year sef Oga Umoru go fit enter any Naija hospital make dem do am medical check up, no more waka to Saudi Arabia. Our schools for don better and Oga Umoru go comot im pickins from money schools to gofment awuf schools. The schools go don better and dem dey work well well dat Oga Ambassador go fit add the tins weh he go show BBC Gambari madam make she se with her koro-koro eyes.
Some Naija people dey complain say gofment dey carry people even if dey no beg from one state to another free of charge. For Plateau state dem carry Fulani people and their malu for big moto take dem back to their real motherlad. Almajiri people own even better as dem give dem free ride from places like Lagos, Abuja and Kaduna go keep for their origin . We no go join Darul –Islam people join with dis one. You know say our lawyers know book well well , Adieu Gani !
Gofment no get money for the demands weh lectures, teachers, doctors, civil –servants dey look for. Gofment no get money, na the small money weh gofment dey get to take kia of politicians and public office holders, na him dem want Oga Umoru gofment share with dem? Some dey even complain say where fia-fia Oga Bank pata pata get 400 billon he put for banks weh he call am debt? If gofment push neck agree to Labour people demand of 52,000 naira as smallest salary come join money wey university people, teachers, doctors dey demand , wetin go remain for gofment pocket? If you get black stomach for wetin politician dey get, resign go stand for election make tins better for you.
Oga Umoru gofment no want waste, dat’s why I put my ears for ground for my state weh get highest numbers of people weh dey share Naija cake. Dem hand open well well and people no even complain say from the big ones to the small small ones give dem pure water to break their fast. Even as people for the other side no fit share cloth, rice , kayan shayi and small change, Oga Umoru people dey try with the small salary weh dem dey collect. No mind dat rag-tag plumber turn politician weh seize the umbrella from Oga Pata Pata people.
2011? So wetin go happen ? Oga Umoru no dey fear any type of election. The magic weh Oga Umoru dey take use for Katsina dey and he come join dem now with the better better work weh he dey do . And another extra one even dey as market men of religion go even fit give decree say any Naija person weh no vote for Oga Umoru go remain forever for hell- fire. What if he no gree to contest for 2011? No worry more tan two million Naija people go march go Abuja beg am make he help us fr Naija continue with the work weh he don start.
Me, the tin weh dey fear me with Oga Umoru gofment na dey bloodshed, many people don quench from Pateau, Nige Delta, Bauchi, Yobe, Kano, Borno, Kaduna, Sokoto states. All the killings can be stopped through good gofment policy. Gofment from top to bottom should be merciful to their country people, excessive use of force led leaders like Pot, Najibullah, Saddam, Mobutu, Bokassa, Shah, Mussolini, Hitler, Abacha, Bush e.t.c to be listed in the hall of bad guys in history. Our Ogas should rule with wisdom and mercy so dat history should be merciful to dem.
Oga Umoru e never late for you to perform wonders in less than two years to come. Comot money improve masses lives through creating work, better hospitals with medicine, paying real wages to our workers, better condition to learn and read book and so many better tins weh Naija people dey request for.
E go better also if Oga Umoru take wayo say sorry to Naija people for all the wahala of the past two years and promise dem say e no go happen again. Oga Umoru Coolu temper, as Naija people want good tins of life as you don promise dem, we dey wait make we see better for ground.
Shehu Mustapha Chaji
shehuchaji@yahoo.com
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