The rich protect their families, use the poor and their children to secure positions. The poor do the killings, mention the names of the rich as their sponsors. The rich use their connections to exonerate themselves. The children of the poor are arrested, either killed or sent to prison for life. In all these, the poor and their children never learn. They rather eulogize the rich, who only give them pittances. In the end, the poor are the all round losers.

What a shame.

What??

RichBoy247:


So this is all you read in your dictionary. Too bad, no wonder you follow a dullard 3rd Class Philosophy graduate

You see exactly why you are called a cannon fodder?
I know that it will still be very hard for you to get it. However no matter how long it takes you to discover it, remember the word “cannon fodder”. That’s what you are.

He promoted himself from corporal to superintendent?

Na only for film we dey see that kind thing.

It shows the gap within the police force. Thankfully the community helped discover his secret and the rat was dismissed. He’s the type that resorts to armed robbery.

RichBoy247:


Yes, everyone must have phobia for a drunk 3rd Class Philosophy graduate lying vagabond. What about you, don't you have phobia for Dullards and liars?

This is the first time we have a ruling government forcing the lazy opposition to sit-up. It is called "taking the battle to the enemies' bedroom '

Another cannon fodder. You definitely are a cannon fodder. Research the meaning in English and tell yourself the truth about yourself.

CommonSense1967:

The Agulu packaged fraudster is speechless because he will only be making a fool of himself as usual
The pandora pathological liar was Governor for 8 years and the IPOB terrorist cannibal retard didn't conduct local government elections for 7 years.
Obi is epitome of failure that IPOB retards masquerading as Obi - diots are trying to repackage for ignorant Nigerians ad a messiah

A cannon fodder calling someone a fool.
You definitely are a cannon fodder. Research the meaning in English and take a look at yourself.

ReubenE:

We are saying two things that are not far from each other as regards governors abusing local government administration and the SC giving a verdict to remedy it.

@bold
In your words, you agreed that "There has been for years, this raging debate about amending certain aspects of our constitution which are not in tandem with current realities. This is one of them". Emphasis on "amending certain aspects of our constitution" and "this is one of them"
Now the question is: is the SC a law making body to amend that aspect of the constitution that needs amendment.
What exactly does Justice Agim mean by "it is the responsibility of the apex court to make a law that would serve the interest of the people and the country in general" when he was elucidating the approach adopted by the SC. To me, the SC is arrogating to itself, the powers of the National Assembly (legislature).

I think what I said has pretty much answered the two questions in your last paragraph.
The closest thing I can say is, maybe the SC employed the doctrine of necessity drawing from their ALTHOUGHs and BUTs.
The maxim: "that which is otherwise not lawful is made lawful by necessity"

The SC overstepping in this judgment is not even an argument. It is clear as daylight.

Thanks for the dialogue my brother and good evening.

Thank you very much too for the discussion.

In all, I think most of us just want a good country, as the potentials are very obvious.

Do enjoy the rest of your evening.

What a shame. This is so sad and painful.

Beating the boy on at that time of the night and not allowing neighbours rescue him when they could. They did not call prayer warriors to help the boy out. After concluding their evil act, they called opened the doors to the same neighbours and added prayer warriors to rescue the boy.

Now mother and son will never see eye to eye after their trial.

Very wicked people. Killed another man’s child for 1000 naira.

Maxymilliano:

But he's not a seating Senator

What seat are you referring to ?

Is he a standing senator?
Na waoh. Bros, please read again. It is all over the news and not on Nairaland only.

Lose his seat.

This impunity must be put to an end. Decamp from the party that sponsored you, vacate the seat which is the property of the party.

Until there is a mechanism for enforcement, these politicians will not stop.

ReubenE:

I don't think what I said earlier is different from what you are referring me to. Like I said before, the National Assembly should amend the law in support of what the FG government and SC is arguing. The SC is overstepping in its interpretation regarding the current approach.

As you can see from the excerpts; the honorable justice made use of "although" and "but" many times in his lead judgment when interpreting section 162 (4&5). What it indicates is that, the honorable justice is saying; this is the legal provision but since some persons are abusing it, we are adding our own. While judicial precedents are case laws vice versa, the Supreme Court is not a law making body.
If there is abuse, the provision should be referred to the National Assembly for amendment.

The many ALTHOUGH and BUT in that judgment is enough for you to understand my point.

P.S

Please don't interpret my view as being against LG autonomy. Far from it.
Every right thinking person knows governors in Nigeria has reduced LGs to their stooges, but in this case, we are discussing law.
In fact one of the reasons why we have this problem in our LG system is because we don't respect and observe our laws and we cannot use the same culture of not respecting our laws to remedy a like situation.

I am saying this cause it is the culture here on Nairaland for most people to construe anything against popular opinion as hatred.

“ According to Agim, by laying claim to Section 162 (4&5), the governors were using the Constitution to perpetrate unconstitutionality, adding the Constitution should not be applied in a manner that supported its destruction.

He faulted the narrow interpretation of Section 162(4) which stipulates that funds of the state and the LGs “shall” be paid into a joint state and local government account, stressing that the governors were using it negatively.

While stating that where the narrow interpretation of the section of the Constitution would result to injustice or work against the intended meaning of the said section of the Constitution, the Supreme Court shall employ an approach that would meet the purpose of the Constitution”.


Thank you very much.

I understand that you are not against local government autonomy. I understand that you view it from the point of the constitution.

There has been for years, this raging debate about amending certain aspects of our constitution which are not in tandem with current realities. This is one of them. Thankfully the Supreme Court put to rest the irresponsibility of governors and state houses of assemblies, used to strangulate local governments and made grassroots development a mirage.

I have wondered how someone like Ibori should say that the judgement was against true federalism. I then asked if what we practice presently in the country is true federalism in its sense. If we practiced true federalism, how have local government, with this joint account with the states, become mere appendages of states and their governors? The rascality over the years by the governors and the verdict of the Supreme Court brought the clapping of hands by the citizens.


Justice Agim said “the Supreme Court shall employ an approach that would meet the purpose of the constitution”.
Is this assertion of the rules of the Supreme Court correct? If it is correct, how had the verdict become an assault on the constitution as posited by Mr. Ibori? How has the Supreme Court wrongly interpreted that section of the constitution?

ReubenE:

That's the issue with most of us. We don't learn to separate issues from personality.

Ibori is a convicted thief, YES. The judgment makes sense like you said, YES. But the constitution is clear with "states and LG joint account".

You don't use a "wrong" to establish a "right". We all understand what the SC is trying to do here but it went beyond constitutional provisions, that's what Ibori we all dislike is saying and he is right. Until that particular section of the constitution is amended, the Supreme Court cannot add to it in interpretation.

This is almost similar with what the former lawmakers in Rivers State House of Assembly did. They extended the tenure of the last LG chairmen to allow for a window to conduct LG election since caretaker and all is unknown to law. On face, it is good but it is against the provision(s) of the constitution.
What is good does not automatically override the law. What is good must be supported by extant laws and until that provision is amended, Ibori is right for saying the Supreme Court overstepped.

Another thing is, the judgment just replaced one master with another master i.e State with FG over local government administration.
Judging from Nigeria government and politics over the years and our political culture, expect the FG to from henceforth interfere with local government administration in Nigeria now since they have a solid background now.
If the FG can use state apparatus to interfere in Chieftaincy affairs that by law has nothing to do with it, expect interference in LG administration by FG with reliance on SC judgment.

Finally, LGs are not federating units. The intention is good but amend the law. Intention is not a proof or validity in law.

Please read the below excerpts from the judgement and then let’s see how it it has affected true federalism, if there’s any, by Ibori.

“In the suit filed in May by the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, the federal government had accused the state governments of running aground the third-tier of government.

According to the federal government, the states, by keeping funds duly allocated to the local governments, have starved them of needed funds for developing the grassroots and by extension responsible for the high rate of criminalities and insecurity in the country.

In the suit marked SC/CV/343/2024, the AGF prayed the apex court for an order prohibiting state governors from unilateral, arbitrary and unlawful dissolution of democratically elected local government executives.

Fagbemi in the originating summons, also prayed the apex court for an order permitting the funds standing in the credits of local governments to be directly channeled to them from the Federation Account in line with the provisions of the Constitution as against the alleged unlawful joint accounts created by governors.

In their individual responses, the 36 states through their attorneys-general urged the court to dismiss the suit, claiming that there was no dispute between them and the federal government that would warrant the intervention of the apex court.

They had also anchored their arguments on Section 162 of the constitution that provides for a joint account for the state and local government; wherein funds accrued to a state and its local governments from the Federation Account are paid into.

They therefore asked the court to dismiss the suit for lacking merit, adding that the plaintiff ought to have filed such suit at the federal high court and not the apex court.

Delivering ruling, a seven-member panel of the apex court led by Justice Mohammed Garba, disagreed with the states, and held that the case of the plaintiff has merit.

In the lead judgement delivered by Justice Emmanuel Agim, the apex court pointed out that Nigeria operates a three-tier system of government where no one tier is subject to the order.

Justice Agim observed that for the last two decades, the states have been retaining funds due to the local governments and disbursing same at their whims and caprices, contrary to the provisions of the Constitution.

The apex court berated the governors for running the LGs as if they were their stooges, adding that the local government was gradually going into extinction by the manner through which it was often dissolved and run by unelected officials.

The apex court further faulted the arbitrary and unilateral manner in which the governors disbursed and managed funds belonging to the third-tier of government.

Not also spared by the apex court were the various state houses of assemblies accused of supporting the governors by enacting laws that put LGs at the mercies of the governors.

It was the position of the Supreme Court, therefore, that the retaining of funds belonging to the LGs had brought unnecessary hardship on the people in the various local government areas.

Hence, the need to ensure constitutional provisions of running the LGs through democratically elected officials as well as ensuring that funds belonging to the LGs were not tampered with by the states.

Agim recalled that before 1999 funds belonging to the LGs were directly paid to them, adding that it was due to convenience that the issue of joint state and local government account came by.

According to him, the state was to collect on its behalf and transfer without tampering/managing/administering the funds which have become the order of the day.

He however concluded that although Section 162 of the Constitution directed the payment of their monthly allocations to a joint account, the aim of that law has been defeated owing to the retaining of the funds by the states and used as they liked.

He however concluded that although Section 162 of the Constitution directed the payment of their monthly allocations to a joint account, the aim of that law has been defeated owing to the retaining of the funds by the states and used as they liked.

According to Agim, by laying claim to Section 162 (4&5), the governors were using the Constitution to perpetrate unconstitutionality, adding the Constitution should not be applied in a manner that supported its destruction.

He faulted the narrow interpretation of Section 162(4) which stipulates that funds of the state and the LGs “shall” be paid into a joint state and local government account, stressing that the governors were using it negatively.

While stating that where the narrow interpretation of the section of the Constitution would result to injustice or work against the intended meaning of the said section of the Constitution, the Supreme Court shall employ an approach that would meet the purpose of the Constitution.

“There is no doubt that the word “shall” will mean that the federal government will pay into the joint state account,” Agim said.

“But, it has not worked,” he added.

Thus, to prevent the governors from further exploiting the said law, the apex court held that it was the responsibility of the apex court to make a law that would serve the interest of the people and the country in general.

Agim held that, “Since paying to the LGs through the state has not worked, the money should henceforth be paid to the LGs directly.”

On the issue of appointing caretaker committees to take over governance at the local government level, the apex court reiterated its previous judgements wherein it declared such as illegal, unlawful, null and void.

It held that state houses of assemblies lacked powers to make laws empowering governors to appoint caretaker committees, declaring further that any governor who dissolved any democratically elected local government greatly breached the Constitution and committed a gross misconduct.

He subsequently granted the reliefs sought by the federal government, which included an order of the apex court stopping governors from constituting caretaker committees to run the affairs of local governments as against the constitutionally recognised and guaranteed democratic system.

In addition, the apex court described as an act of gross misconduct the dissolution of democratically elected local governments and their replacement with caretaker committees.

The apex court also made an order of injunction restraining the governors, their agents and privies from receiving, spending or tampering with funds released from the Federation Account for the benefits of local governments when no democratically elected local government system is put in place in the states”.

All we need is good governance.

Would the ruling not impact the relationship between transport unions and some state government who heavily support them?

If this happens, are we going to witness some state government stopping such unions from operating in their states, seeing that the free funds would now go to local government chairmen instead?

As parks now would be under control of local governments, are we now going to witness local government chairmen getting richer than state governors?

Mind you, parks are huge businesses nationwide, with political parties sharing parks among their members, just like political settlements.

Obakoolex:

They are here, haters of good things

Government has about 20,000 kits available and the ability to produce about 300,000 kit’s annually. If only 20,000 transport vehicles can get the kits free of charge, when will the millions of vehicles on the roads get it? How can transport prices reduce at that rate?

Where are the haters coming from, in the face of the reality? Stop playing the ostrich and be honest with yourself.

sammirano:


Yoruba delicacy

And the garri too?

Atuero:
How many cars?
Remember fuel is around 800/litre

1500000/800=1875 litres
Is this too much for her personality?
Remind me how much Tinubu used in buy tires in a day

As per God is good motors, Libra motors or GUO? Your calculation puts it at 62.5 litres daily. That includes Saturdays and Sundays. The vehicle takes her to the office, parks and waits for her to close and take her home.

Well that’s your wahala. What we know is that you all must abide by the pronouncement of the Supreme Court.

All local governments work effectively so developments can get closer to citizens.

The moi moi looks very well made with eggs in them. Thanks to the lady for showcasing some of Nigeria’s delicacies.

How can one believe this story? Is that apartment, a factory or is the building a hotel? How can one believe that a small apartment can rack up such amount and IKEDC allowed such debt? Surely this must be wrong information.

However, if it is true that such a bill was incurred, involving the Police would go a long way. One thing is certain; IKEDC will demand their money completely.

The man head be like bypass sef.
E kuku resemble fully matured cockroach.

Eriokanmi:
Good news to the grassroots!!! Any LG chairman who does their allocation anyhow should be jailed for life. Their law needs to be amended now. Thanks to OBJ for initiating this in his term...the true baba of the nation.

He fought tinubu for creating the LCDAs , saying the grassroots would be shortchanged cos allocation going to them, which had not even been adequate in the first place would be mismanaged.

Till today, no meaningful developments after creation of the LCDAs than offices filled with people making noise from morning till evening, doing nothing. Some wont even show up while their salary will be unaffected. All the LGA/LCDA projects are still being funded by the state cos they don't see anything from Abuja. Our LG chairmen in lagos are ceremonial while LCDAs are conduit pipes used to siphon money by the state. LCDAs need to be scrapped

I think that should add some pressure on Lagos.
There are constitutionally recognized 774 local governments in Nigeria. Lagos state under Tinubu added 37 LCDAs after finding out that the constitution could not be altered to favour the creation of more LGAs in Lagos, to match Kano state. I think the implication is that Lagos state would have to revert to their normal 20 LGAs while the LCDAs are cancelled. Alternatively the LCDAs would have to be funded by the state government as LGAs would have the accounts credited directly.

Tinubu intended well for Lagos when he demanded the creation of more LGAs for Lagos state. His thinking was Lagos being the commercial capital should not have 20 LGAs, while Kano state had 44 LGAs.

For me, taking away the resources for grassroots development from the greedy government should fasten growth, if the local government chairmen are not crooked. Again, proper elections must be conducted in states, with different parties contesting. The advantage for the citizens is that they can identify their local government chairmen and councillors. No longer would such people be shrouded mystery.

She successfully committed the crime, arrested herself, tried herself and imprisoned herself.

EmeeNaka:
Nonsense !
The most important thing in the law is the spirit of the law and not the letters of the law. That's why the Supreme court explicitly stated that the state governors has abused the privilege accorded to them.
The supreme court ruling has effectively established an autonomous third tiers of government and this is very important for the development of the country and Nigerian democracy.
The fear of political meddling in local government affair by the Federal government is secondary and should not becloud our resolve to give more opportunities for development to local level.
Imagine some towns and local government being at the mercy of their Governor. Some Governors will seize the allocation of local government and use it to develop another place. The Supreme court ruling is valid

You got it bro.

That judgement makes sense. At least local governments can have their resources and use to develop their areas accordingly.

I think Ibori interpreted according to his understanding of the wordings in English. The struggle for local government full autonomy has been going for ages, with governors refusing to let local governments grow and the citizens enjoy proper developments at the grassroots.

For me, Ibori’s opinion is immaterial going forward.
Local government elections are opportunities for governors to instal their stooges. There is no firm of democracy as the councils are not democratically composed. You have council members only belonging to the ruling party in the state. Elections are completely one sided with state electoral commissions conducting what I always term “wayo elections”.

I think NASS should proceed to get INEC to conduct elections at state levels. That way, we can get those we term as our best choices at the local government levels first.

India?

Nigerians in India without paperwork are looking for all means to return home. The Indians have beamed their searchlights on Africans, particularly Nigerians and now make life more difficult for them all. Nigerians get arrested for different forms of crime ranging from fraud to drug, cultism and prostitution.

For the ladies who think that India is a goldmine, ashewo no dey see better money. They get 1,000 rupees or more if lucky. Now lucky in this sense means that their clients (mostly Nigerians too), would have received money from dubious means.

While some Nigerians are struggling to get money to travel to India, some Indians are in the newspapers stands looking for job opportunities in Nigeria. While here they, they get good jobs that Nigerians cannot get.

Please with your millions, you can get creative; start up something and make it big in Nigeria, inspite of the horrible situation placed on citizens by politicians.

“ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer, LGBTQ”

The Queer sounds so funny.
For me, when you are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, you are already queer. How can a normal man carry rod put for another man yansh and call am “my wife”? Just imagine as you wake up in the morning with a fellow man beside you with bia bia. The next thing you hear “baby good morning”. And you answer “sweetheart how was you night”? That na to fellow man o. Is that not queer?

Or as a man, you tell yourself that God made a mistake with your creation. You tell yourself that you are a woman and you start taking hormones to Lahr make you become a woman? That’s queer.

May God remove this confusion in humans.

payaseriy:
no

Not Wike at all. But if that minister has that much power, how much more Wike. Same politician with a daughter that moves with DSS and Soldiers, sometimes 4 convoy, sometimes 3. Money too sweet abeg.

Wike convoy obviously will be more than that.

Bros I no mention name o.
How you come dey mention person name na?

Rapmoney:


If it was consensual and the girl in question is not underaged, then he has no case with the law. But Nigerians like to dish out punishment before finding out the truth.

And we all heard the truth from his mouth. He said that when he met the victim, she asked him why he did not ask her for a relationship. He responded to her that it did not matter and that he was under pressure with his penis. With his own mouth, he used the word rape. He said that he raped her. Ask an Igbo speaking person to listen and interpret the words to you.

The madman met more than his match. And he pretended to read the Bible and sing praise, just to escape Justice. They caught him. If you no get girlfriend, no need to rape. Carry a fee paying woman and pay for the amount of rounds that you want.

payaseriy:
I know a current minister with more than 50 Convoys.

I won't mention names. Soldiers, police, civil defence, Dss,doctors in Ambulance(two female doctors with big yanch), praise chanters, and even private security guards are always going out with him except when he travels abroad.

I have no problem with a man having all these, am only concerned if he is using tax payers to live like a king. Even Putin and North Korea leader don't go out with that much security.

You can imagine how many the president himself is entitled to, if only his minister can get that much.

I can't mention names cause he is an uncle, and am a benefactor too.

Is he the one with the initials N.E?
Is he the one with his surname starting with W?

I no follow mention name o.

SegunGbenro:
Wanna be a politician? I can make you one.

He’s a confused fellow!
Now to him “politicians are all the same”. He should be asked is he has abandoned his political affiliation.

Macphenson:
Honestly speaking the number of extortion points in Anambra is very terrible. The last month I was in the east I was very upset. The most annoying is the check point at Ekwusigo Police Station along Owerri Onitsha Expressway.

Just infront of the Poilce station, they have two extortion points that are just a distance of about 200m apart from each other. Motorists must settle the.both points before passing through that place.

Sometimes one wonders if the insecurity in the east is not government induced. Even before the agitation, the SE, especially Anambra state appeared like a goldmine for extortion. The Niger bridge at both ends is the most policed. You find the army, police, road safety, touts in their numbers, all extorting citizens.

That Niger bridge bypass is annoying. There are two check points there. There’s one immediately after Dozy and that one right under the bridge. They serve to wickedly extort keke riders, truck owners and bus owners. The impunity is unbelievable.

Next is the Navy checkpoint at Odo rubber. That one is complete madness, especially in the evenings. Citizens are very sure to spend very long time waiting for Navy personnel to collect their bribes and let them move.

These lower cadre of the security forces are those who made our security organizations look horrible. While government makes all possible to ensure that they receive the remunerations, they must not keep making security lax and put the lives of citizens are risk.

I hope that someday things can be put right.

PDP must absolutely back the governor in this matter to ensure that not only is justice done, but seen to be done.