FBS:
Could someone please explain to me why Peter ObI is the preferred candidate for some? Is there a track record of his or just because he is younger and from a different party?

Amoto94:
As President how will you address the following: Economy, Education, Security, Immigration, International Relations (Regional, Sub-Regional, and Global), Health, Food Security.
The floor is yours.

Emmynator:
ASUU's FIGHT IS YOUR FIGHT



Why is it that for these six months, federal government cannot hire other people to take the place of ASUU and teach you? There is no professor or senior lecturer, who is unemployed, except the retired ones. Besides, there is no qualified lecturer from any part of the globe, who can afford to take an appointment in Nigerian universities

Emmynator:
ASUU's FIGHT IS YOUR FIGHT

Why do you think FG sees ASUU as an insect that needs to be crushed? ASUU is the only trade union that has the balls to confront the insensitivity and irresponsibility of our politicians and public office holders, who have positioned themselves as demigods. From military era till date ASUU has challenged their recklessness.

Why is it that for these six months, federal government cannot hire other people to take the place of ASUU and teach you? There is no professor or senior lecturer, who is unemployed, except the retired ones. Besides, there is no qualified lecturer from any part of the globe, who can afford to take an appointment in Nigerian universities, because Nigerian lecturers are the least paid in the entire world. You may wish to verify this.

Why do you think politicians and top government officials send their children to foreign universities? It is, simply, because they cannot afford to see their children pass throughout the mess they created in our public universities. Note that, Buhari has seven children, and not even one of them schoolled in Nigeria. At least, the social media has revealled enough of this kind of patriotism practised by Nigerian politicians.

Do you think Nigeria is broke to fund university education? If Nigeria is broke to fund education, the country should have been broke too to sustain incessant looting, an extravagant government, that can afford flamboyant aids to foreign nations. Don't forget the rail line constructed to service Niger Republic and the expensive SUV donation made to assist them fight insurgency. Don't forget that our refineries are moribound, while we import refined product from them. By so doing we sustain their economy, help them create jobs, while our teeming youths languish in joblessness. Nigeria is not broke, the billions of naira alone stolen under Buhari's watch can go far enough to meet ASUU's demands..

Do you think ASUU is the villain? ASUU is fighting for you and the future of their own children, for no ASUU member living on the wage of Nigerian lecturers can afford to send his/her ward to private universities in Nigeria or the public ones abroad. Do not consider FG the nation's hero in this fight or struggle between them and ASUU, for they do not, in one second, care about you. Do not be quick to forget that Umahi, Buhari's stooge was bold enough to tell you to your face that university education is not meant for everyone. In this statement, he meant to scourge you, and ultimately, draw the red line between their children and you. Nonetheless, do not yield to this, because Nigeria belong to all of us.

You may not realize how irresponsible the government is with regards to the strike, until you understand that they did not honour the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which was renegotiated for in 2020. ASUU suspended 2020 strike in December of the same year, as a result of this MOU, which was supposed to be implemented in January, 2021. However, uptil 14th February this year, the government went on silent mode regarding the MOU. The several letters ASUU wrote to them did not ring bells enough to awaken their conscience. The first three months of the strike was not time enough for them to engage ASUU, they merely played the game of silence, and as usual ignored ASUU.

Eventually, when they woke up from their fuzzy slumber, they constituted a renegotiate committee again, instead of using the previous MOU. This was nothing, but a delay tactics. They are always eager to buy time whenever they are faced with a people oriented project. The renegotiation committee, which was made up of their own agents and ASUU national executive members, concluded their work and handed in their report in June. Again, the government went on silent mode till this month. When they recollected from their sleep paralysis, they unleashed yet another terror on ASUU, and, of course the Nigerian students. Instead of honouring the most recent negotiation report, they have engaged ASUU with a thousand and one threats.

Amoto94:
As President how will you address the following: Economy, Education, Security, Immigration, International Relations (Regional, Sub-Regional, and Global), Health, Food Security.

EDUCATION

The major problem we have, for me is a high percentile of illiteracy. The Government should channel its funding to the Basic Education. Primary and Secondary education should be a MUST, and the government should fund it. Its much cheaper to fund that, than the Tertiary that they are dragging everyday.

Also, another issue is understaffing for the UBEC. The NYSC comes into play here. I'll also suggest instead of swapping corpers from one region to another, those graduating from a particular state, should be retained there to fix the problems of the state; problems like lack of teachers. This would reduce redeployment and ghosting drastically.

If I graduated from Sokoto state University, I should serve in Sokoto. There's a high probability that I won't redeploy or ghost.., than sending a graduate from Lagos or Enugu there. In a situation where those already retained are few, then they can look at other states for numbers.

For the Tertiary, the government should privatise the University. Its time is up, to be honest. Let the private sector take over, and let the government have a limited number that they can take on scholarships in those schools.

So there should be a cut off mark for those that the government would put on a scholarship in UI, while those that didn't meet it should pay the full tuition. Instead of subsidising, they should profer scholarships. This also goes for Polys too

Then the government should service Skill centres. 2 years in a Skill acquisition centre is enough to learn technical skills, and the certificates there should be accepted in the job market. Instead of queuing up to join Polys and Unis, people should be encouraged to go there and learn.

The government should also abolish foreign scholarships. Its pointless funding people to go to Oxford when they won't come back and transfer that knowledge here. Rather, they should pay get a few foreign lecturers to come here and transfer that knowledge to the students here.


My hand dey pain me

BlueRayDick:


This is what I have been trying to tell my Friend Itsrm. Lecturers with years of experience are not jobless..... I once asked Egbon Ramdeuter if he will use his Harvard certificate to come and lecture in naija under the current terms and condition of service our Federal university lecturers are working, baba just ghost me

izzou:


In my own particular order,I'll start with

SECURITY
1) We are seriously understaffed. From 2007 to 2015, our strength grew by 38,000. But from 2015 till now, it grew by just 23,000. Quite paltry in relation to the increasing population and different wars we are fighting across different regions.

Now, another issues for Security is Funding. How do we ensure we raise money to fund the military, and also increase its strength?

While we can rely on other sources of revenue, we can also begin to involve the military into economic activities. The military can also be the workforce for the government. They should run businesses, and handle projects too. Projects can be awarded to the military to undertake, instead of Indians and Chinese. That way, there's this internal inflow of funds that leaves the government, back to the government. So while we fund the military with a limited budget, we can also be assured of more funds as the fiscal year runs.

Lastly, another issue is upholding the law. Of you arrest a man, and there are no stringent laws to send a message to the next criminal, it would be pointless. The reason we have bandits and different terror groups is majorly because of our inability to uphold stringent laws. I don't believe in negotiating with terror groups. The moment you begin negotiations, you have just given another empty room to another group to occupy.

We need to understand that any terror group cannot be negotiated with. Its a full blown war.

Let me stop here, so we can discuss this part first

nihilistjnr:




Attempts to build a strong military will be met with a lot of resistance, because senior officers don turn that place to a feeding trough.

raumdeuter:


What is ASUU grouse? They want to be paid with a system they approve of. When you get to work today do you tell your employer how you want to be paid?

[b]The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), yesterday, accused the Federal Government of misinforming Nigerians about their demands, just as it said that it never had it so bad with past administrations as far as negotiations are concerned.

The ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke disclosed this while reacting to the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo’s claim that it was unrealistic for the Federal Government to borrow money to end the five-month-old strike.

Osodeke in an interview with The Guardian, in Abuja, said that the claim by Keyamo that ASUU was demanding N1.1t naira to end the industrial action is false. He, therefore, urged the Federal Government to stop misinforming Nigerians.


“We have never had it this bad in the history of Nigeria, because we never had any situation where we would have an agreement with the government, only for the government team to disappear…We’ve never had it this bad!

He said: “We’re not saying give ASUU this money; we are saying refurbish Nigerian universities in such a way that it can attract students from all over the world. That’s the major thing we are asking for. It’s not about ASUU.

“We’re asking for that money for Nigerian students, and Nigerian parents. The money is for building infrastructure, upgrading libraries, hostels, and lecture theatres so that students will not be having lectures through windows; so that students will not be sitting on the floor during lectures. That’s what we are asking for. Just like you have in other countries, even our neighbours here, Benin Republic and Ghana. That’s what we are asking for.

The ASUU president added: “We are also saying that lecturers must earn competitive salaries so that we can have lecturers from all over the world come to our universities to teach, just like we’re going outside. Those are the things that we are asking for.

Osodeke said that negotiations with the government have not been fruitful owing to the actions of some government officials at the federal level.

“On two occasions, we have negotiated and reached an agreement with the team that was set up to meet with us, which did not come from outer space; a team that was set up by the President. On both occasions, the government team will not come back to us but will go out and start misinforming the public. Honestly, we have not had it this bad since ASUU started having issues with the government.

The Federal Government agreed to inject a total of N1.3 trillion into public universities, both state and federal, in six tranches, starting in 2013 after the union decried the deplorable state of the institutions.

In 2013, the government was to release N200 billion and release N220 billion each year for another five years.

After releasing the first tranche, the government stopped releasing the funds. In 2017, it, however, released N20 billion. In 2020, it promised to release N25 billion.

ASUU rejected the offer, insisting on N110 billion, which is 50 per cent of the N220 billion that it demanded, but the government declined, citing paucity of funds.[/b]

BlueRayDick:


That is not the only thing they are dragging with the government na.... It's just one of their requests, increment in salary is one of them, increased funding of varsities, etc.

seankafor:
weren't you informed that they want to be paid for the 6 months they stayed at home

What kind of nonsense is that?

Honestly Im with federal government on this one..

Let everyone go find work .

ASUU are criminals

izzou:


EDUCATION

The major problem we have, for me is a high percentile of illiteracy. The Government should channel its funding to the Basic Education. Primary and Secondary education should be a MUST, and the government should fund it. Its much cheaper to fund that, than the Tertiary that they are dragging everyday.

Also, another issue is understaffing for the UBEC. The NYSC comes into play here. I'll also suggest instead of swapping corpers from one region to another, those graduating from a particular state, should be retained there to fix the problems of the state; problems like lack of teachers. This would reduce redeployment and ghosting drastically.

If I graduated from Sokoto state University, I should serve in Sokoto. There's a high probability that I won't redeploy or ghost.., than sending a graduate from Lagos or Enugu there. In a situation where those already retained are few, then they can look at other states for numbers.

For the Tertiary, the government should privatise the University. Its time is up, to be honest. Let the private sector take over, and let the government have a limited number that they can take on scholarships in those schools.

So there should be a cut off mark for those that the government would put on a scholarship in UI, while those that didn't meet it should pay the full tuition. Instead of subsidising, they should profer scholarships. This also goes for Polys too

Then the government should service Skill centres. 2 years in a Skill acquisition centre is enough to learn technical skills, and the certificates there should be accepted in the job market. Instead of queuing up to join Polys and Unis, people should be encouraged to go there and learn.

The government should also abolish foreign scholarships. Its pointless funding people to go to Oxford when they won't come back and transfer that knowledge here. Rather, they should pay get a few foreign lecturers to come here and transfer that knowledge to the students here.


My hand dey pain me

kingBolton:

Let me also add that inclusion of trade subjects should be made complusory in all secondary schools not just technical secondary schools. Electricity, carpentry automobiles etc can fetch a reasonable amount of income for someone even if the person is not able to further his education. Secondary school education should be given a priority.

FBS:
Could someone please explain to me why Peter ObI is the preferred candidate for some? Is there a track record of his or just because he is younger and from a different party?
I listened to his NBA speech and while he listed all the problems (which we all know about), displayed multiplication and addition skills, quoting numbers everywhere, there was not one single proposed solutions to the highlighted problems. Someone said that he is saving this for the presidential debate. Is this true?

popizaino:




Oga sha.

You know this you know that,
You are related to this you are related to that,
So so and so worked with my parents,
This and that also worked with my parents,and yet you couldn't pay 36k naira debt.

Oasis007:


Obidients are taking it too far, I pray it won't get worse than this.

Oasis007:


Obidients are taking it too far, I pray it won't get worse than this.

raumdeuter:


That is the only way they know to sell their candidate

BlueRayDick:


I don’t think it’s an OBIdient thing per se….. bitter politics has always been played in naija before now . ( Even tho I don’t see much sense in somebody praying that lives of others will be the one way or the other. Those things don’t work, if they do Abacha no supposed get survivors in his family going by the amount of generational curses Nigerians had hauled towards his family )

People carried Jonathan’s “coffin “ in 2012 and years later Jonathan confirmed that incident alone traumatized his mum who had lost other kids in the past . ( No parent will not be traumatized in such circumstance )

BlueRayDick:


I don’t think it’s an OBIdient thing per se….. bitter politics has always been played in naija before now . ( Even tho I don’t see much sense in somebody praying that lives of others will be the one way or the other. Those things don’t work, if they do Abacha no supposed get survivors in his family going by the amount of generational curses Nigerians had hauled towards his family )

People carried Jonathan’s “coffin “ in 2012 and years later Jonathan confirmed that incident alone traumatized his mum who had lost other kids in the past . ( No parent will not be traumatized in such circumstance )

izzou:


When it's against your candidate, it's bitter. Instead of condemning the tweet, attack the group

I'm not supporting that Henry Shield guy, but we all know there would be extremists in every group.

Stereotyping a whole group because of one person's tweet is funny. But then.....agenda has to ...

raumdeuter:


There have been many Atiku supporters or Tinubu supporters online, How many of them do you see threatening violence or attacking others

Why is these virulent attack on other supporters only seem to be coming from Obidients?

Reno has abused Tinubu multiple times sometimes even personal insults, how many times has Tinubu supporters threatened his children?

izzou:


Let's use this thread as a case study.

Is it all Obidients that have wished attacks on others for not supporting Obi? Infact the number is lesser compared to those who will vote him.

You single out a tweet and call it the opinion of a group? How. So I could just call all Muslims Bandits and Terrorists because one group or groups is causing mayhem somewhere else?

I don't give 2 fcks about the tweet or any campaign propaganda. But we can do better than stereotyping a whole group because of a tweet.

Even the Obi himself, I have never seen him attack any of the candidates. So, why categorise his movement as insulting and vile just because of few people's opinions?

Everybody has extremists. That should be well known and understood, instead of unnecessary agenda

izzou:


Let's use this thread as a case study.

Is it all Obidients that have wished attacks on others for not supporting Obi? Infact the number is lesser compared to those who will vote him.

You single out a tweet and call it the opinion of a group? How. So I could just call all Muslims Bandits and Terrorists because one group or groups is causing mayhem somewhere else?

I don't give 2 fcks about the tweet or any campaign propaganda. But we can do better than stereotyping a whole group because of a tweet.

Even the Obi himself, I have never seen him attack any of the candidates. So, why categorise his movement as insulting and vile just because of few people's opinions?

Everybody has extremists. That should be well known and understood, instead of unnecessary agenda

raumdeuter:


If you use this thread an an example, Which group of supporters have been attacking the others unprovoked?

I am sure for any Tinubu or Atiku supporter attacking here, its a response to attacks by the Obi supporters which is similar to what happens on all social media in the country

This thread is over 200 pages, Can you quote any Atiku or Tinubu supporter attacking an Obidient supporter unprovoked? Its usually one side that tags others as tribalists, Terrorists supporters, evil people

raumdeuter:


If you use this thread an an example, Which group of supporters have been attacking the others unprovoked?

I am sure for any Tinubu or Atiku supporter attacking here, its a response to attacks by the Obi supporters which is similar to what happens on all social media in the country

This thread is over 200 pages, Can you quote any Atiku or Tinubu supporter attacking an Obidient supporter unprovoked? Its usually one side that tags others as tribalists, Terrorists supporters, evil people

Everyone has extremists yet its only extremists of one that insults people on this thread that you want us to use as example. And the same behavir goes to other SM pages

izzou:


Good.

So we have moved from Attacks to "Attacking unprovoked"?

We have seen quotes from a Tinubu supporter attacking Igbos here...Mr Rib.bit. So was that provoked or unprovoked?

What is wrong is wrong, bros...But then, we should not justify it with who attacked first or not.

You don't know if the Henry Shield guy was attacked first (since we always have to go back in history to check)

That tweet was wrong. Condemn the tweet and the handle. It has nothing to do with Obidients