No wonder they are claiming lagos.

www.punchng.com/politics/no-more-amala-politics-in-oyo-ajimobi/

e payment of the West African Senior School
Certificate Examination fee and introduce a levy
in secondary schools?


When we came in, the state government studied all
the aspects of education and we asked ourselves
questions on what could be responsible for the
abysmal performance of our candidates in the
WASSCE each year. We found out that among other
things, many of the parents did not bother to look
after their children. We discussed with the parents
and realised that because they (the parents) were not
in any way involved in secondary education of their
children; they did not care about what happened to
their children’s education. They did not care if the
children did their assignments or knew what they
were taught in schools. They have abandoned their
responsibility towards their children. We set up a
committee to discuss with the Parents-Teachers
Association, community leaders, individual parents
and other stakeholders to know their views.
Interestingly, many of the parents felt that if they
were also contributing by paying something (some
amount of money), they would be more attentive to
the education of their children.
The second reason is the fact that with the paucity of
fund in the state, we have to face the reality that we
cannot continue to sponsor children without involving
their parents in a way. This is why we introduced the
development levy. However, that levy of N3000 per
session is not all that is required to train a child in
one year. It’s just for a period of time, as soon as
things improve for the state financially, we will stop
it. It is an emergency situation that we must address
immediately. The decision to introduce the levy was
a unanimous one. And it was based on the
suggestions of stakeholders, including the PTAs.
Did you envisage a political backlash as a result of
the decision?


We envisaged a political backlash on the decision; but
we cannot do what we cannot afford. We can handle
the opposition. When you are not in government, you
don’t see what is happening inside. Oyo State gets
around N3bn from the Federal Allocation while we
have a wagebill of more than N5bn. Our Internally
Generated Revenue is N1bn; therefore, we will
continue to owe every month if we don’t adjust our
spending. If the opposition criticises us over this, we
will handle it by showing the facts and figures. Like I
said, this is an emergency situation that is temporary.
How do you plan to increase the state’s Internally
Generated Revenue?


We are restructuring our Board of Internal Revenue
Service. We have just been given the approval by the
state House of Assembly to restructure the board.
We want to decouple the IRS from the regular civil
service. It will be a separate unit that will be
responsible. It will have its board and the staff salary
structure will be a little bit higher than that of the
average civil servants, although it will be
performance-based. There are many leakages which
we want to block. From September 2015, we are
changing the IRS structure so as to increase the IGR.
Our greatest asset in the state is land. We want to
take control and have a database for our resources.
We don’t even know how many houses we have in
Oyo State or the number of plots of land we have.
We need a database for this to be made possible.
Also, people are not performing their social
responsibilities in the state. But rather than taxing
the poor, we will look for opportunities to extend our
taxes. There are so many companies that are not
paying taxes. We have the opportunity to increase
our IGR and I believe that with the restructuring, our
IGR will double in six months. My ambition is that in
the next five years, Oyo State should earn at least
N5bn in IGR. I am confident of this.
What is the position of payment of workers’
salaries in the state and is the bailout from the
Federal Government enough to pay the backlog?
Currently, we owe three months; May, June and July.
Workers from levels 1 to 12 have received April
salary and we are currently paying the rest. There is
no bailout yet. The Federal Government gave us
around N2bn from the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas
fund. The Central Bank of Nigeria is now trying to
take over states’ debts to banks and bonds at 14 per
cent instead of 24 per cent that we are paying.
This cocktail of support will lessen the burden. But
unless we add income from IGR, we will continue to
be in debt. The allocation we get now is lower than
the basic requirement needed to pay workers. The
alternative is to either reduce the workforce or
increase the state’s income.


Are you planning to reduce the size of the
workforce with the ongoing workers’ verification
exercise?


No, we are not. We believe that the exercise will
expose ghost workers. It will also give us the
opportunity to train our workers and to re-assign
them. Now that we are talking of agricultural
development, we can send people to work in areas
where agriculture can be practised. The intention of
the screening is not to reduce workers because
government must play its role as a provider of
employment. But we must ensure that we have the
right people working for us. Some people are
working without certificates; we have asked them to
provide their certificates. In some cases, some
workers need to update their knowledge. We want to
help them; we want to bridge the skill gap and not to
retrench workers.


Workers of Ladoke Akintola University of
Technology said the owner states, Oyo and Osun,
have abandoned them in terms of funding. Is this
true?


Oyo State has never abandoned LAUTECH, but, every
institution should begin to be self-sufficient. We are
giving them subvention. The two states are trying to
look at how the institution must be properly funded.
However, the school must also look for how to be
self-sufficient. I have held meetings with many of the
institutions in Oyo State. The fact that we owe
salaries does not mean that we have abandoned the
school.


How will you rate the early days of President
Muhammadu Buhari in office?


Buhari has done well since he came in as the
President. Slow and steady wins the race. Everybody
will like to rush things but Buhari met enormous
problems on the ground. Nigeria was almost
bankrupt. A lot of money has been stolen. I
commend Buhari for what he has done so far. That is
the kind of a leader we need now. Behind the success
of every nation economically, you will discover that
there is always a leader that changes the economy.
This was the case in Malaysia. Malaysia gained
independence in 1965. It even came to Nigeria to
take palm seeds but now, it is the highest producer
of oil palm. Dubai was not what it is now when I first
visited in 1991. Today, it boasts of the highest
concentration of skyscrapers. We need a strong,
committed and courageous leadership and Buhari has
these qualities.
Are you following in Buhari’s foot step by not
naming your cabinet yet?
The civil servants are the ones doing the work. The
cabinet members are just political heads. Most of
what the ministers direct are done by civil servants.
What is the noise about cabinet?
How soon are you going to appoint aides and
commissioners?

I will name them when I am ready.
What is delaying their appointment?
In the past, when the government said it could not
pay salaries, workers said that politicians had taken
all the money. Now, we don’t have politicians in
office, I want the workers to see that they are the
ones taking the money. Today, we still pay over
N5bn, where are the politicians? The truth is,
politicians don’t take 20 per cent of what the civil
servants earn in salaries and pensions.
Why did you relocate from the Government House
to your private residence before the general
elections?

I feel more comfortable in my house. The
Government House is old and dilapidated. I found
out it would cost a lot of money to repair it. We did
not have money to fix it. Besides, being a governor is
temporary; I can only spend eight years. I don’t want
to get used to the place; I am used to my own house.
But now, we have begun repairing the Government
House and before the end of the year, I will move
into the place.


It is the belief in some circles that governors who
stayed there during elections did not win a
second term and that you actually left to avert
defeat. How true is this?


The magic to win the second term is performance,
courage, sincerity and above all, the grace of God.
Someone had to break its second term jinx and God
decided it would be me. We have introduced merit
into governance. The era of ‘amala politics’ had to go.
Oyo State is a pacesetter state. We told people not to
trade on the streets and they said we had sinned
against the people. My job is to make Oyo State
develop, not to please some groups of people. In the
past, the IGR was shared by politicians but we can
account for what we have spent.

Another Yoloba trash, imagine Igboman writing his name as Chukwu Emeka

The National Drug Law Enforcement has
apprehended a 38-year-old mother of three children
for attempting to smuggle 2.04kg Indian hemp to
South Africa. The hemp was said to have been
concealed in cartons of Knorr seasoning cubes.
According to a statement by NDLEA spokesperson,
Mr. Mitchell Ofoyeju, during investigation, the
suspect, [/b] Rashidat Abdulkarim, [b] accused her husband
who lives in South Africa of I'mplicating her.
The NDLEA airport commander, Mr. Hamza Umar,
said that weed was seized at the cargo section of
Nigeria Aviation Handling Company.
Umar was quoted as saying, “The seizure was made
during routine screening of goods at the cargo
section. During a search, 2.04kg of cannabis was
found to be concealed in a carton of Knorr seasoning.
“Other items in the luggage are local textiles and
herbal medicines. The consignor was immediately
arrested following the discovery of the cannabis.”
Rashidat who sells female shoes and hand bags said
she is still in shock that cannabis was found in the
consignment sent to her by the husband.
“I am in shock and pain that my husband is behind
my problem. My husband sent N28,000 to me to buy
locally made textiles. He also told me that one man
will bring food seasoning and herbal medicines to
me. I bought the textiles and added it to the
seasoning bought by the man. On getting to the
airport, drug was found inside the carton of
seasoning. I am so sad and disappointed,” Rashidat,
who hails from Lagos State,said in her statement.
She also expressed worry over the welfare of her
children.
Rashidat said, “I struggle to fend for myself and my
three children. Even before my husband travelled to
South Africa, he left me with the upkeep of the
family.
“I have suffered so much financial neglect. I have
never smuggled drugs in my life. He had done the
worst. My eldest child is only thirteen years.”
NDLEA Chairman, Ahmadu Giade, has promised to
carry out detailed investigation, adding that any other
person culpable would be arrested and prosecuted.
Copyright PUNCH.All rights reserved.


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Enugu Residential

winniz:
Chei!! some Ndigbo here really believed Quota system is really a Northerner

If he like let him come inform of alien we will beat the hell out him.

Whether he is a yoruba coward as usual or a Gambari terrorist running away from Borno we must deal with him.

New Jack cops for New Jack city

meccuno:
[s][/s] as usual the slave would fight for his masters.......igbo man opens thread, minding his own business, a northerner challenges him and he returns the favour......then as expected a SW dude hurries to save the master like Kunta Kinte so as to get likes when he has an e-war with the igbos......I find that attribute very disgusting I have always been noticing it on threads like these ....

That guy is a yoruba, he doing what he suppose to be doing - defending his masters unless they will ransacked in Ilorin

Aba residential

Awada Layout Onitsha

QuotaSystem:
Haha where is the competition? Chestbeaters you are good at this remember ?

JIGAWA!

Where are the residents of these deserted deserts, did Boko haram kill all of them or are they in East

QuotaSystem:


Nah with yeebos, its a weekly sport to remind the chestbeaters of their place in the scheme of things .

AnambraDota your thread has been ruined by pictures of Stadiums and families on a morning jog

Maybe you can save it? Its getting boring

Nobody ruined my thread, we are seeing your almajiri father with his army of beggars on routine shovel

menabadoo:
City of kano

Hahahahhahahahahhahahahhahahahhahahahhahahahhahahahahahhaha

That man could be the father of all those children behind him

Bloody terrorist go and open your Northern thread oooooooo

QuotaSystem:


The bush boy actually thought those were worthy to present as model cities, I nearly choked with laughter

I bet no eastern city street has sidewalks.

So that your almajiri brothers and sisters won't find anywhere to sit to beg

QuotaSystem:


Everyone knows Ibo ladies cannot stand your short stout and yam legged stature, which is why they always fall for the traditionally handsome Hausa/Fulani men.

Bro it is universal knowledge that Ibo women detest their men and prefer Fulani/Yoruba Men. Ask Bianca / FFK.

Even this young damsel here could not resist

www.nairaland.com/attachments/2460393_girl_jpeg7ed1e318bf3dc07eaf35ed0280a1d261

Igbo girl turned Muslim public holiday was declared in the Caliphate.

QuotaSystem:


Noisemaker it took just 8 posts to deflate your Chestbeating, now you're scampering off

See below (by your idol barcanista):



Now lets get back to the Eastern cities before you derail your thread out of frustration

Anambra State first in WAEC, NECO, JAMB and Unity Schools.

Highest number of professors with global appeal not Rukiya Rufai type

Anambra State - 139.


Kanon State - 40.


Yobe State - 2.


Zamfara State 4



Your inferior,

QuotaSystem:


Yes there are no baby factories, no kidnappers, no grandmother rapists, drug traffickers, no Okija ritual dens, no prostitution no Osu castaways in evil forests, no eroded soil, enough arable land etc.

The East you are projecting looks like a project site

No kidnapping yet more than 5000 girls are missing in your cursed desert.

QuotaSystem:


Yes there are no baby factories, no kidnappers, no grandmother rapists, drug traffickers, no Okija ritual dens, no prostitution no Osu castaways in evil forests, no eroded soil, enough arable land etc.

The East you are projecting looks like a project site

Don't worry your elites will always fall over themselves to marry from the East, IBB married from Asaba, Atiku from Onitsha why your governors are running after Arab fresh punanies with your monthly allocation.



We don't marry or befriend the cursed almajiri born throways

QuotaSystem:
This settles it. Northern cities are simply the most developed.

Not even an average street in Sokoto is this decrepit , not to talk of Kano/Kaduna.

www.nairaland.com/attachments/2663345_twittera87c5df_jpeg8b7ff34d087d9060cbf2185ccbbb5a6d

You can create your own almajiri thread and stop festering here with childhood killer diseases and terrorism

How may primary or secondary school do you have in Kano, Ihiala LG alone produce more graduates in a year than Kano state produce in a decade.

JAMB candidate in Imo State alone exceed the combine 13 Northern almajiri states can produce in a decade

QuotaSystem:
This settles it. Northern cities are simply the most developed.

Not even an average street in Sokoto is this decrepit , not to talk of Kano/Kaduna.

Yes there is no beggars, almajiris, VVF patients, terrorists, drug users and gum sniffers.

You see there is no kid in streets they are in the schools studying.

Eastside

Made in East

Average Street in an Eastern neighbourhood.

??

MrEverest:
Geometric is functioning in Osisioma, Aba at the moment. The very unfortunate spat between geometric and Emeka Offor's Eastern distribution company only stopped geometric from supplying power to the entire city of Aba(which would have been great) but geometric has the right to supply power to industries in Aba directly. Emeka Offor is sabotaging the effort of prof Barth Nnaji to give Aba and indeed the S.east a face-lift, he is just being too greedy by denying the SME's at Bakassi/Ariaria, kent/Azikiwe and so many others scattered all over Aba the opportunity to have 24 hours uninterrupted power supply to grow their businesses and help the economy of Abia state. God will continue to bless prof Barth Nnaji and make Shylock Emeka offor to have a change of mind.

The same Emeka Offor will go to North and donate billions for polio eradication but will come to Anambra State to destroy government properties and loot funds

MrEverest Chukwu gozie gi mmaji puru Mmaji.

We need to think East, its no longer about profit making but strategic actions. If things manufactured in Lagos can find their ways to East there is no way things manufacture in East can't find their ways in Lagos.
Doubt me and visit the auto spare parts shops in Lagos and see how they have many products from Umudim Nnewi on the shelves and counters. Earlier this year I was in Lagos, the hot drink I drank was Calidon, manufactured where at Atani Road, where is Atani Road Onitsha in Anambra State.

East mUst not be a dumping ground for made in Lagos and Ogun products, Lagos and Ogun also must feel the impart of industrial East.

Spyder888 I have not seen any development happening in Emene posted here.

All these painted and tree lined streets your posting here na ewezim iwe, what is happening to industrialization in Enugu, what is happening at Emene, 9mile and other Industrial areas of Enugu.

Let's go industrial for some time, am glad Gburugburu is about completing the EICC and am extremely happy over the development.

But am more interested in Industrial Enugu, Leventis just completed assembly plant in Ibadan, howfar is ANAMMCO faring, what about Eternite, Rocanna, Niger Steel et al.

The first and last time I visited Emene was in February 2009, I was impressed with what I saw, different types of Mercedes Benz in a land area larger than a football field.

Please what is happening to Industrial Enugu

Opinion.

Isn't it better we keep everything in Igboland 100% Igbo dominated and own.

Especially mineral exploitations.

If Ibeto is exploiting limestones in Ebonyi, Orient and Nestoil drilling crude in Anambra and Anioma respectively.

We should be territorial, we have seen what mineral explorations by foreign own corporations did in Niger Delta, plunder the land and leave the people with oil spill and poverty to contend with.

Many intelligent nations don't allow foreign mining and exploitation of minerals except in Africa.

Igbo should keep everything 100% indigenous like we are doing in manufacturing back home.
Uche Oga, Orji Kalu, et al should start investing in oil n gas to make sure those oil wells in the hands of the Gambaris are recovered.

We are different people, so we need to handle our things differently.

Its increase Igbo consciousness