Kobojunkie:

The senator is full of crap!!

naijaking1:

You're definitely the one full of crap
Every Nigerian has a duty to speak up on relevant issues at the appropriate time.

strangleyo:

We should appoint people on merit. I'm tired of this ethnic rotation crap. The next president of Nigeria should be elected on merit, not on "it's my turn" policy.

And its certainly very important for the CBN governor to be well ready if we plan to gather further foreign investment.

Kobojunkie:

Can you tell me that your endorsement of this senator's letter is NOT tribally motivated in any way? Just simple answer will suffice!!

This is why I say he is full of crap and I generally apply the same to your analysis of issues that have to deal with these issues. So you are willing to ignore the fact that the man installed is likely the MOST qualified simply because you want your own man installed( even if there is none from your tribe that can measure up at this time)?

naijaking1:

Simple answer, NO, my answer is not tribally motivated.

Kobojunkie:

Precisely!!!

One minute you have people accusing a senator of practising tribalism, the next minute we are hailing senators from our own end for practising the same. I don't understand how people are unable to see how hypocritical and utterly ridiculous that practise is.

vigasimple:

I am afraid I will have to agree to some extent with the SENATOR on this. Look guys, these are three important related area, National planning, Finance and CBN, all the people from KANO STATE.

Secondly, the guy at National Planning has been at Finance before, his wife before him. YOu may not see it, but I can see a pattern of Nepotism here, OIL and GAS, another Northern old boy is the minister.

YAR A'CLUELESS became President of this country not on merit but on Federal character, so that should continue to include all the minister.

On the issue of do nothing minister, you can't really blame him, YAR A'DULL is the head of A DO NOTHING government, of POVERTY DEVELOPMENT PARTY.

When the leader leads a DO NOTHING PARTY, then the followers or ministers cannot be blame for not doing anything as he is just following orders. Somebody from south south. south west or other Northern minorities will do well.


Those appointments are deliberate, these KASTINA , KADUNA and KANO MAFIAS are converging with their own CABALS, so YAR A'VISIONLESS should not come out next week and said that some CABALS are stopping the flow of money or smoking our foreign reserves because he made them in the first place.

YES we like merit, but when it concern a southerner, the North will talk of merit and federal character interchangably to fit into their own viewpoint.

Kobojunkie:


I sort of agree with you on this @Vigasimple, however I still think the Senator is majorly wrong in this. Making this a North/South issue, instead of calling for Yar adua to ensure that he installs the right people for the job is, in my opinion, the wrong way to go here.

asha 80:

So we really think yardua is interested in putting people in various position on merit?

SECTION 14 of the Nigerian Constitution
http://www.nigeria-law.org/ConstitutionOfTheFederalRepublicOfNigeria.htm


14. (1) The Federal Republic of Nigeria shall be a State based on the principles of democracy and social justice.

(2) It is hereby, accordingly, declared that:

(a) sovereignty belongs to the people of Nigeria from whom government through this Constitution derives all its powers and authority;

(b) the security and welfare of the people shall be the primary purpose of government: and

(c) the participation by the people in their government shall be ensured in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution.

(3) The composition of the Government of the Federation or any of its agencies and the conduct of its affairs shall be carried out in such a manner as to reflect the federal character of Nigeria and the need to promote national unity, and also to command national loyalty, thereby ensuring that there shall be no predominance of persons from a few State or from a few ethnic or other sectional groups in that Government or in any of its agencies.

(4) The composition of the Government of a State, a local government council, or any of the agencies of such Government or council, and the conduct of the affairs of the Government or council or such agencies shall be carried out in such manner as to recognise the diversity of the people within its area of authority and the need to promote a sense of belonging and loyalty among all the people of the Federation.

Kobojunkie:

The senator is full of crap!!

Kobojunkie:

For one, we are in a recession. Not just any recession, a GLOBAL RECESSION. Do we really need to be playing TRIBAL GAMES at this crucial time? Or do we need to install people who have the best experience to get the job done?

Sure, Yar dua could act a fool and install someone based on TRIBAL allegiance or whatever, BUT do you really think it is wise for your senators to pander to such stupidity at this time, considering they are supposed to be closest to the people and should be more focused on what would benefit the Country as a whole rather than playing the idiot's game?

RichyBlacK:

Some charlatans only remember "federal character" when it comes to UME results/admission, NDA/NMS placements, NYSC postings, awards of federal scholarships to study abroad (that one hard sef), etc. It is evident that applying "merit" in these areas will guarantee that some regions of the country will be abysmally under-represented. However, when it comes to federal appointments, these imbeciles summarily discard the "federal character"concept because it would get in the way of creating a hegemony to control key sectors of the economy.

The Nigerian government remains the most useless in the universe!