codemaniacs:


this link can answer you https://www.nairaland.com/3076813/old-pictures-lagos-even-b4

you are showing me pix of the 70's na....oil Don dey berekete full ground...

The pix of 40's....rivers state was as much developed same...Make we hear word joor...

nkemdi89:

Go and make your
Go and make your findings and don't quote me for nonsense, that is why most of you dont grow beyond where you are, history were written by people and sometimes the story lines are adjusted to fit a particular generation, race and gullible beings like you, that place was abandoned because a larger one was discovered in portharcout, which bayelsa was under, around 2009 or 2010, even the FG made move to build a monumental structure in order to recognise the place as where oil was first exploited, that almost brought another issue among the communities based on ownership of the place.people like you thinks you know it all because you read a particular book which you never even make personal research

lagos this lagos that...Make man hear word abeg..

Resource control is the freaking aim for Niger deltans. ..


That's all that matters

kastroud:

idiot see who is talking ehhhhh
2010-1
2011-2
2012-3
2013-4
2014-5
2016-6
the way u think I won't be surprised to find out that buhari has a higher WAEC grade than you

Chairman..abeg sharply change dat 2016 to 2015 b4 the nigga use am enter u oo..

Nigerians are just greedy basstards, what cud av cost them to develop the immediate communities within which they were getting oil from? nothing. but instead they chose to milk dry the oil well and abandon the community then moving on to the next oil well. this attitude is typical of nigerians anyways.

bayelsaowei:
lagos this lagos that...Make man hear word abeg..

Resource control is the freaking aim for Niger deltans. ..


That's all that matters

Sorry I wasn't supposed to quote you, added you another quote.

Greenback:


thats you all always say when in actual fact,you know little or nothing..what allocations or funds do niger delta govs (govs now,tomorrow you analysts will say their elders) have to develop terrains that are prevalent in the niger delta @ the expense of other capital and recurrent ,et ak expenditure? Are state govs (or elders) in charge of the operations or funding of the nddc? Are they in charge of t he niger delta ministry? You peeps are quick to mention the nddc,the ND ministry,If funds for those parastaltals were misappropriated,why isnt somebody like the nononsence buhari beaming his efcc light there? All these portray the fg's insincerity to the plight of the niger delta..if the fg did,oil coporations,especially the foreign ones will follow suit. Charity begins at home...

Guy if u read any finance/finance related course then u should be ashamed of yourself.

Which state WORLD WIDE doesn't have recurrent expenditure?

While ibori was embezzling tinubu was reconstructing lagos... I attended free education I had to chain my desk(which every student brought from home) to my friends with several padlocks ! Also we were over200 in a small class (I attended immaculate heart comp high school, maryland) tinubu came and didn't just repaint schools, he changed desk, standardised uniforms, I don't know how he did it but suddenly we had more space and each class were 60/70. Learning was easier.
Tinubu constructed roads, improved healthcare facilities, he initiated BRT (fashola just commissioned it) , he opened up the real estate market, created new lcdas (even when obj witheld FG allocation) enshrined tax collection. Etc

Willie obiano a "lagos boy" is using basically same policies.
I was in Benin when oshiomole came in people complained bitterly when he started his tax drive, most people in edo and ND see govt as father xmas, civil service filled with political appointees filling slots.
Igbenedion spent 8years did nothing.same with ibori.

Now look @ tinubu-fashola-ambode all outperforming eachother
Look @ ibori-uduaghan-okowa. What's their legacy?

Lagos is run by sme's, real estate and service industry, not just oil! Or shey oil corporations no full ND too? Lagos diversified under very good leadership while ya'll praise alameisiegha for looting his state.

Till today the lagos spelling bee is still existing...what are the legacies of your ND ex-first ladies?
Your best governor Donald duke is politically irrelevant today and u don't find it worrying? Smh

nkemdi89:

Go and make your
Go and make your findings and don't quote me for nonsense, that is why most of you dont grow beyond where you are, history were written by people and sometimes the story lines are adjusted to fit a particular generation, race and gullible beings like you, that place was abandoned because a larger one was discovered in portharcout, which bayelsa was under, around 2009 or 2010, even the FG made move to build a monumental structure in order to recognise the place as where oil was first exploited, that almost brought another issue among the communities based on ownership of the place.people like you thinks you know it all because you read a particular book which you never even make personal research

What kind of pitiable matter exists in ur cranium ma'am..?
U mentioned "commercial quantity" as ur case earlier..now u say they left it bcoz the reserve(which u claimed was discovered in commercial quantity) was not enuf for whatever idiotic reason u stil av yet to mention..
Auntie..in the business of crude oil exploitation/exploration.."Commercial quantity" remains so(except it dried up)..it's never left for another(that's not business-minded)..it's rather added to another for maximized profit..
Did u even goto school at all?
Education is nt bou readin history books, thrz somtin called logical scrutiny..it's the DYI tool in education..ur 6th sense b4 u digest sumtin..
The most annoyin of all ur poo is that u're yet to make any point, talk less of a valid one at dat..
*spits*
Dammit..am done wit this aptless debate. Wit u..

Greenback:


thats you all always say when in actual fact,you know little or nothing..what allocations or funds do niger delta govs (govs now,tomorrow you analysts will say their elders) have to develop terrains that are prevalent in the niger delta @ the expense of other capital and recurrent ,et ak expenditure? Are state govs (or elders) in charge of the operations or funding of the nddc? Are they in charge of t he niger delta ministry? You peeps are quick to mention the nddc,the ND ministry,If funds for those parastaltals were misappropriated,why isnt somebody like the nononsence buhari beaming his efcc light there? All these portray the fg's insincerity to the plight of the niger delta..if the fg did,oil coporations,especially the foreign ones will follow suit. Charity begins at home...

Guy if u read any finance/finance related course then u should be ashamed of yourself.

Which state WORLD WIDE doesn't have recurrent expenditure?

While ibori was embezzling tinubu was reconstructing lagos... I attended free education I had to chain my desk(which every student brought from home) to my friends with several padlocks ! Also we were over200 in a small class (I attended immaculate heart comp high school, maryland) tinubu came and didn't just repaint schools, he changed desk, standardised uniforms, I don't know how he did it but suddenly we had more space and each class were 60/70. Learning was easier.
Tinubu constructed roads, improved healthcare facilities, he initiated BRT (fashola just commissioned it) , he opened up the real estate market, created new lcdas (even when obj witheld FG allocation) enshrined tax collection. Etc

Willie obiano a "lagos boy" is using basically same policies.
I was in Benin when oshiomole came in people complained bitterly when he started his tax drive, most people in edo and ND see govt as father xmas, civil service filled with political appointees filling slots.
Igbenedion spent 8years did nothing.same with ibori.

Now look @ tinubu-fashola-ambode all outperforming eachother
Look @ ibori-uduaghan-okowa. What's their legacy?

Lagos is run by sme's, real estate and service industry, not just oil! Or shey oil corporations no full ND too? Lagos diversified under very good leadership while ya'll praise alameisiegha for looting his state.

Lagos is a heavily indebted state (but with very good debt structuring and servicing) BRT, light rail are world Bank assisted infact it would shock u to know lagos is now independent from FG thanks to purposeful leadership.(16 years as opposition yet still number1) even with no favors from fg!
What's the debt profile of ND states?

Till today the lagos spelling bee is still existing...what are the legacies of your ND ex-first ladies?
Your best governor Donald duke is politically irrelevant today and u don't find it worrying? Smh

saintdennis:


Guy if u read any finance/finance related course then u should be ashamed of yourself.

Which state WORLD WIDE doesn't have recurrent expenditure?

While ibori was embezzling tinubu was reconstructing lagos... I attended free education I had to chain my desk(which every student brought from home) to my friends with several padlocks ! Also we were over200 in a small class (I attended immaculate heart comp high school, maryland) tinubu came and didn't just repaint schools, he changed desk, standardised uniforms, I don't know how he did it but suddenly we had more space and each class were 60/70. Learning was easier.
Tinubu constructed roads, improved healthcare facilities, he initiated BRT (fashola just commissioned it) , he opened up the real estate market, created new lcdas (even when obj witheld FG allocation) enshrined tax collection. Etc

Willie obiano a "lagos boy" is using basically same policies.
I was in Benin when oshiomole came in people complained bitterly when he started his tax drive, most people in edo and ND see govt as father xmas, civil service filled with political appointees filling slots.
Igbenedion spent 8years did nothing.same with ibori.

Now look @ tinubu-fashola-ambode all outperforming eachother
Look @ ibori-uduaghan-okowa. What's their legacy?

Lagos is run by sme's, real estate and service industry, not just oil! Or shey oil corporations no full ND too? Lagos diversified under very good leadership while ya'll praise alameisiegha for looting his state.

Lagos is a heavily indebted state (but with very good debt structuring and servicing) BRT, light rail are world Bank assisted infact it would shock u to know lagos is now independent from FG thanks to purposeful leadership.(16 years as opposition yet still number1) even with no favors from fg!
What's the debt profile of ND states?

Till today the lagos spelling bee is still existing...what are the legacies of your ND ex-first ladies?
Your best governor Donald duke is politically irrelevant today and u don't find it worrying? Smh

i can see its all just talk so it ends here and t'was cool seeing u making comparisms with only lagos,which even my dog knows can survive on its own as the commercial capital of nigeria..been in lagos for yrs so keep tinubu outta any real time or thing developmental,cos if we talking about real development,again my dog knows its not about school desks and uniforms....am saying this out loud and my cat cant stop laughing...'nite.

Greenback:


i can see its all just talk so it ends here and t'was cool seeing u making comparisms with only lagos,which even my dog knows can survive on its own as the commercial capital of nigeria..been in lagos for yrs so keep tinubu outta any real time or thing developmental,cos if we talking about real development,again my dog knows its not about school desks and uniforms....am saying this out loud and my cat cant stop laughing...'nite.

If your dog and cats know then why display ur ignorance?

Oh i should compare with oyo? Kaduna? Wey never get purposeful leadership.

EDO wey no get oil better pass delta yet ND no dey shame rotfl.

Abeg good night o. Better wake up on the sensible side of the bed.

Tomaxzyn1:

What kind of pitiable matter exists in ur cranium ma'am..?
U mentioned "commercial quantity" as ur case earlier..now u say they left it bcoz the reserve(which u claimed was discovered in commercial quantity) was not enuf for whatever idiotic reason u stil av yet to mention..
Auntie..in the business of crude oil exploitation/exploration.."Commercial quantity" remains so(except it dried up)..it's never left for another(that's not business-minded)..it's rather added to another for maximized profit..
Did u even goto school at all?
Education is nt bou readin history books, thrz somtin called logical scrutiny..it's the DYI tool in education..ur 6th sense b4 u digest sumtin..
The most annoyin of all ur poo is that u're yet to make any point, talk less of a valid one at dat..
*spits*
Dammit..am done wit this aptless debate. Wit u..

You know what? I checked your profile and I can see you are less than a month as a registered member on the forum, are you just trying to pick up a quarrel in order to test your writing skills? The mistake I made was not to look at your profile before replying sorry I have now, don't just quote people anyhow, also it's better you ignore most mentioned and concentrate on other things, it will be unwise for me to start exchanging words with you, if that's you on your profile pics, I am older than you, another reason why I shouldn't even pick up fight with you, or use derogatory words. I know as a " new comer" you will tempted to reply me in order to score another cheap point, guess I what? I won't reply.

mikeoh:



Leave Jonathan or leaders out of this, this is a town that lifted Nigerian government out of poverty they out to have huge federal government presence such as hospitals, roads, well equipped schools and lots of empowerment programme that will lift the inhabitants out of poverty

I think you are right but GEJ who is the son of that soil was at the helm of affair for about 6yrs without doing anything.

nkemdi89:

You know what? I checked your profile and I can see you are less than a month as a registered member on the forum, are you just trying to pick up a quarrel in order to test your writing skills? The mistake I made was not to look at your profile before replying sorry I have now, don't just quote people anyhow, also it's better you ignore most mentioned and concentrate on other things, it will be unwise for me to start exchanging words with you, if that's you on your profile pics, I am older than you, another reason why I shouldn't even pick up fight with you, or use derogatory words. I know as a " new comer" you will tempted to reply me in order to score another cheap point, guess I what? I won't reply.

Haha..Ur idiocy has been confirmed genetic and imprinted on a diamond encrusted tombstone.
Ur response is atypical of a Nigerian who has gone blank on points in a debate...smh
I never knew ur self-esteem was hinged to how long u've been on NL...such an irony for som1 of the age u supposedly claim...
Meeting u today..I very well now understand why they say AGE and MATURITY are not necessarily synonymous..

Thanks 4 takin ur time to check on me tho, I must av created such a lasting impression on u...I'm flattered.

NOTE: I joined NL 2yrs b4 U(so look for more silly points pls)

P.S: I don't expect u to reply Me as u've promised, but if u dare; THEN U ARE NOT OF NOBLE BIRTH

saintdennis:


Guy if u read any finance/finance related course then u should be ashamed of yourself.

Which state WORLD WIDE doesn't have recurrent expenditure?

While ibori was embezzling tinubu was reconstructing lagos... I attended free education I had to chain my desk(which every student brought from home) to my friends with several padlocks ! Also we were over200 in a small class (I attended immaculate heart comp high school, maryland) tinubu came and didn't just repaint schools, he changed desk, standardised uniforms, I don't know how he did it but suddenly we had more space and each class were 60/70. Learning was easier.
Tinubu constructed roads, improved healthcare facilities, he initiated BRT (fashola just commissioned it) , he opened up the real estate market, created new lcdas (even when obj witheld FG allocation) enshrined tax collection. Etc

Willie obiano a "lagos boy" is using basically same policies.
I was in Benin when oshiomole came in people complained bitterly when he started his tax drive, most people in edo and ND see govt as father xmas, civil service filled with political appointees filling slots.
Igbenedion spent 8years did nothing.same with ibori.

Now look @ tinubu-fashola-ambode all outperforming eachother
Look @ ibori-uduaghan-okowa. What's their legacy?

Lagos is run by sme's, real estate and service industry, not just oil! Or shey oil corporations no full ND too? Lagos diversified under very good leadership while ya'll praise alameisiegha for looting his state.

Till today the lagos spelling bee is still existing...what are the legacies of your ND ex-first ladies?
Your best governor Donald duke is politically irrelevant today and u don't find it worrying? Smh

*chews gala hungrily*.

*pops la casera drink open and gulps*.

u knw , Dennis, *belches loudly*..one tin is quite certain..

U ACTUALLY WENT TO SCHOOL

evilapc:
If care is not taken, that is how the whole of ND will be in the nearest future, while the north and its people will be like london,... this is singular reason, why the one Nigerians parasites keep screaming unity, they want to destroy the whole of ND

Address issues oga. Was it the north that advised Asari Dokubo to move his entire investment (made from militancy) to Republic of Benin? If the son of the soil who fought for the soil, deserted it after making it, why blame strangers ("the north". The problem of ND is with it leaders. Greed & Selfishness. What happened to all the 13 derivation allocation? What about Niger Delta Ministry? Even GEJ presidency was all to the benefits of his cohort. He wasted 7years and couldn't transform ND despite all the noise TAN. Aboki is no doubt not smart but smarter than ND.

Omeny:


How many have u given work and they refused?
Do u know generalising everybody is dangerous?
Are u and ur pple as industrious and hard-working as the Niger-Deltans?

First I used most not all so I didn't generalize.
Second, this isn't hear say, it's the truth.

I personally know situations whereby the oil coy gave some of the youths work to do.

Guess what they did. Yup. They turned around and sold their employments.

I know you guys would prefer to blame Notherners for dragging this country backwards But the truth is bitter. The northerners feed this nation. While some people keep yapping about our oyel

God have mercy

In my own view, I think corruption, neglect, self-centredness(I and my family alone) heightened by gross indiscipline are all part of Nigeria and our leaders irrespective of tribe, region, religion or political party. We learnt the first coup by Kaduna 'Ezeogu' was since 1966 and the reason for the coup was corruption. I think those mentioning Jonathan only cited the example of how our leaders, including those of the past, handled the issue of the region as a result of selfishness and corruption. For instance, Senators and Reps have always come from that region, what have they been representing? it was a notherner that created the Ministry of Niger Delta out of concern, a southerner was there, he rather wiped out Odi, a community in the region. Alamiesegha rather carted away money meant for the place's development and later disguised like a woman. Few years back, oil companies and govt practically begged the youths to get educated to be employed into the oil companies around them rather than always setting up kangaroo shrines to claim money to be shared among the strong few(which was even the beginning of militancy), the youths were given consideration for employment in oil and oil related companies, including NNPC, Shell, Chevron, Exxon-Mobil, etc. Then there were scholarships here and there for them alone, I nearly claimed Ondo State while in the university to get such opportunity which was from year2 to your final year in whatever course. A neighbour from that area told me that it was a Town Crier that announced to them to come if they were ready to work in NNPC, and that was how he got his job 25years ago, interestingly he was the only one that showed interest in that community. So I think our problem in this country, including the Niger Delta, is more of psychological imbalance and poor mental ability.

seunoni34:

Yar'adua died in office and GEJ was declared President for the remaining 2 years of Yar'duas tenure. Now add that to the other 4 years of his 1st term which ended Last year..
You forgot so soon?

U av Internet with, but u av decided to show ur share ignorance. Oil was 1956 dere, and Goodluck came in 2010. That's 54years after. Wat did the FG do 4 d ND in 54years?

Safari29:



your head is not correct (ori e ti daru)

Jonathan was acting president since 2009-2011 after Yar aduas sickness death, and he was d president till 2015, how many years is that? Oloshi

he was even VP from 2007 till 2009. what did he do to ND? Nothing, and u guys didnt protest, now u are crying for an outside to come to ur aid, u had better hold you leaders responsible. awon olofo

SINCERELY, D MORE D ARGUMENTS ABOUT ND, D MORE D PEOPLE OF DAT REGION WILL SEE NIGERIA DON'T HAVE THEIR INTEREST AT HEART (OR SIMPLY PUT, D MORE THEY SEE THAT D REST OF NIGERIA HATE THEM)

FIRST, I HAVE TO AGREE WITH ALL DOZ BLAMING JEG FOR NOT DOING ANYTHING 4 HIS PEOPLE DURING HIS STAY IN OFFICE. ......"WHICH KIND PERSON HE B SELF, EEH

SOME SAY HE COULDN'T DO ANYTHING PROBABELY BECAUSE HE WAS
1) CLUELESS. .......... u are entitled to ur opinion
2)WEAK............ na u sabi
3) AND MANY OTHER UNPRINTABLE NAMES..... which may be correct..... just judge 4 urself.

SOME ALSO CLAIMED HE COULD NOT DO MUCH SIMPLY because HE WAS "HINDERED " ...... WHAT? U MEAN A PRESIDENT CAN BE HINDERED? NA WHO HOLD HIS HAND? My people, I belong to dis skul of thought.

NOW LET'S ASSUME HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING 4 HIS PEOPLE AND LET'S CONSIDER D THINGS HE WANTED TO DO 4 HIS PEOPLE

1) 2014 CONFAB : HE MADE RESOURCES AVAILABLE 4 EVERY REGION TO SIT AND TALK AND CAME UP WITH A REPORT...... WHY DID JEG NOT IMPLEMENT IT B4 LEAVING OFFICE? I'M SURE D MAJORITY "NORTHERN " LEGISLATORS WILL HAVE AN ANSWER.

2) D FLOATING PIB : THIS BOY FROM OTUOKE COULDN'T MAKE IT A LAW BEFORE LEAVING OFFICE, ....... I FEEL LIKE.......... GO WATCH TOM & JERRY. BUT WHO DO WE BLAME? ?? ASK D MOJORITY NORTHERN L

look @ dem white mantimaya must hear dis one

Safari29:



your head is not correct (ori e ti daru)

Jonathan was acting president since 2009-2011 after Yar aduas sickness death, and he was d president till 2015, how many years is that? Oloshi

he was even VP from 2007 till 2009. what did he do to ND? Nothing, and u guys didnt protest, now u are crying for an outside to come to ur aid, u had better hold you leaders responsible. awon olofo

SINCERELY, D MORE D ARGUMENTS ABOUT ND, D MORE D PEOPLE OF DAT REGION WILL SEE NIGERIA DON'T HAVE THEIR INTEREST AT HEART (OR SIMPLY PUT, D MORE THEY SEE THAT D REST OF NIGERIA HATE THEM)

FIRST, I HAVE TO AGREE WITH ALL DOZ BLAMING JEG FOR NOT DOING ANYTHING 4 HIS PEOPLE DURING HIS STAY IN OFFICE. ......"WHICH KIND PERSON HE B SELF, EEH

SOME SAY HE COULDN'T DO ANYTHING PROBABELY BECAUSE HE WAS
1) CLUELESS. .......... u are entitled to ur opinion
2)WEAK............ na u sabi
3) AND MANY OTHER UNPRINTABLE NAMES..... which may be correct..... just judge 4 urself.

SOME ALSO CLAIMED HE COULD NOT DO MUCH SIMPLY because HE WAS "HINDERED " ...... WHAT? U MEAN A PRESIDENT CAN BE HINDERED? NA WHO HOLD HIS HAND? My people, I belong to dis skul of thought.

NOW LET'S ASSUME HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING 4 HIS PEOPLE AND LET'S CONSIDER D THINGS HE WANTED TO DO 4 HIS PEOPLE

1) 2014 CONFAB : HE MADE RESOURCES AVAILABLE 4 EVERY REGION TO SIT AND TALK AND CAME UP WITH A REPORT...... WHY DID JEG NOT IMPLEMENT IT B4 LEAVING OFFICE? I'M SURE D MAJORITY "NORTHERN " LEGISLATORS WILL HAVE AN ANSWER.

2) D FLOATING PIB : THIS BOY FROM OTUOKE COULDN'T MAKE IT A LAW BEFORE LEAVING OFFICE, ....... I FEEL LIKE.......... GO WATCH TOM & JERRY. BUT WHO DO WE BLAME? ?? ASK D MAJORITY NORTHERN LEGISLATORS.

THE GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA NOW IS SUCH DAT IF D NATIONAL ASSEMBLY WANTS TO FRUSTRATE D PRESIDENT HE WILL BE HELPLESS. IF U DISAGREE, ASK PMB HOW FAR FOR 2016 BUDGET.

IN DOZ DAYZ, MR HEAD OF STATES COULD JUST WAKE UP AND DO WHATEVER HE LIKES BUT TODAY MR PRESIDENT NEEDS THE ACCENT OF 2/3 OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MEMBERS TO DO WHAT HE LIKES AND EVEN WHAT HE DIDN'T LIKE. I SUPPORT DEMOCRACY OOOOOOOOO

WE ARE HERE COMPLAINING OF THE UNDERDEVELOPMENT OF THE ND REGION YET DIS PRESENT ADMINISTRATION LEAD BY A NORTHERN PRESIDENT AND A NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DOMINATED BY NORTHERN LEGISLATORS IS ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE ALREADY ESTABLISHED MARITIME UNIVERSITY IN DELTA STATE WHICH JEG INITIATED. HOW WILL D REGION DEVELOPED? ? WHY WON'T D PEOPLE CLAMOUR 4 A DIVIDED NIGERIA?? WHY WON'T D PEOPLE CLAIM DAT D REST OF NIGERIA HATE THEM?

I LOVE NIGERIA AND GOD BLESS NIGERIA

ebosed:


Address issues oga. Was it the north that advised Asari Dokubo to move his entire investment (made from militancy) to Republic of Benin? If the son of the soil who fought for the soil, deserted it after making it, why blame strangers ("the north". The problem of ND is with it leaders. Greed & Selfishness. What happened to all the 13 derivation allocation? What about Niger Delta Ministry? Even GEJ presidency was all to the benefits of his cohort. He wasted 7years and couldn't transform ND despite all the noise TAN. Aboki is no doubt not smart but smarter than ND.

I.NEVER HEARD NOR READ THAT MR ASARI WAS A PUBLIC OFFICE HOLDER THAT DIVERTED PUBLIC FUNDS FOR PERSONAL USE.

CAN D FGN COME UP WITH A CLAIM THAT DEY GAVE HIM MONEY TO DEVELOP ANY REGION OF THE ND? ??

AS A PERSON HE RESERVES D RIGHT TO ESTABLISH HIS BUSINESS WHERE HE THINKS IS BEST FOR HIM. I WANT U TO SEPARATE HIM FROM FGN ACTIVITIES IN THE ND.

AND TALKING ABOUT 13% IS VERY ANNOYING.

D ONLY SENSE IN ALL UR POST IS NDDC, WHICH IS NOT ENOUGH.

RESOURCE CONTROL AND TRUE FEDERALISM IS THE ANSWER

In Nigeria today if you mention crude oil in some Places in Nigeria as if you have committed treason. Nigerians why? Restructure this country let's let's all us of live happily together.

I took time to read all the comments before making mine.
There is a lot of blaming going on and I am very happy to read those who were asking pertinent questions
like what has the agencies put in place done, role of Federal, state and local govt done, communities leaders and youth role etc.
I agree with those who suggested that if the agencies put in place to help ND are not working they should be scrapped. In as much as
I agree I also want to say that it failed because there was corruption between those allocating the money and those receiving so there was no
way there could be check and balances or accountability and that trickled down to the state, elders and youths.
My question now is who are we to blame more for the neglect in N.D.? The F.G, The agencies, State government, Elders or Youths? Sincere answers, please. Not party affiliated, this is the only way we can gro

You made a good point, do you know that all the Premiers from the Provinces in Canada met not too long ago and one of the topic addressed was free trade? Yes, free trade, they are trying to workout a modality that will enhance the free flow/effective movement of goods within Provinces. Hmmmm..
What we are afraid of might turn out to work for us and hasten development.

cjbaba2011:
The true is that with the current model of our system of government thing will never work. Why will we not give the regions the power to handle there natural resources. If we are practicing real federalism where each state is independent and managed there own resources thing would have been better. The problem of Nigeria start where federal takes over the control of the natural resources from the regions. Having live in Canada for sometime I notice the each province (states) are independent and manage there own resources. The province also manage there own electricity generation, education, have different tax system. We have to realize that each states is unique and will grow at its own pace. The problem with Nigeria is also that states are created for political reason that why some states is not economical viable. We need to go back to regional government or recreate states so they will be economical viable and reduce power in the federal level. In Nigeria we look up to federal government for everything. Most states just wait when the federal alocation will come. The will never make us productive. Canada, Australia and other advanced countries used this system and it works. Our productivity as a nation started to decline when the power was take from the regional government to the federal level. For people that is afraid that the unity of Nigeria will be compromise by this system of giving more power to the regions. The unity of any nation will always be better if the terms of the unity is negotiated and accepted by majority of the people. Like in Canada Quebec province is like a nation within Canada. If Switzerland so province are also like that. Power and responsibilities that is in the federal level in Nigeria is so big that it can't be manages effectively that why states will be better is more power and responsibilities is given to them.
I will end my argument by saying power in all forms corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely like the federal system we operates. Thank you.

bayelsaowei:
ekiti get oil

Ekiti get more oil than Akwa ibom and Delta combined

Greenback:

shame on u parasite,when the water and land are polluted and fishes dead,where do you want them to work?

Must they work there? Instead of asking to be employ in the government they only want to be paid monthly stipend for doing nothing. Lazy ass... Rubbish!

BankeSmalls:


Ekiti get more oil than Akwa ibom and Delta combined

..na to come ekiti come pitch my tent ooo

Luvties:


Must they work there? Instead of asking to be employ in the government they only want to be paid monthly stipend for doing nothing. Lazy ass... Rubbish!

if normal countries can give out welfare packages to their own citizens what is wrong if youths are given monies after inhaling a lot of oil and gas.......e dry pain ona..

I am not supporting laziness but what the hell. ...

seunoni34:

Yar'adua died in office and GEJ was declared President for the remaining 2 years of Yar'duas tenure. Now add that to the other 4 years of his 1st term which ended Last year..
You forgot so soon?

Stop being mischievous. Yar'Adua died on 5th May 2010 and Jonathan governed from that date till May 29th, 2015 (5years, 24days).

The fact that the APC could so easily exploit the gullibility of Nigerians by forcing "6years" down the throats of everyone just to make it seem Jonathan had governed for eternity speaks volume of the level of our intellectual laziness.

ebosed:


Address issues oga. Was it the north that advised Asari Dokubo to move his entire investment (made from militancy) to Republic of Benin? If the son of the soil who fought for the soil, deserted it after making it, why blame strangers ("the north". The problem of ND is with it leaders. Greed & Selfishness. What happened to all the 13 derivation allocation? What about Niger Delta Ministry? Even GEJ presidency was all to the benefits of his cohort. [b]He wasted 7years [/b]and couldn't transform ND despite all the noise TAN. Aboki is no doubt not smart but smarter than ND.

seunoni34:

Yar'adua died in office and GEJ was declared President for the remaining 2 years of Yar'duas tenure. Now add that to the other 4 years of his 1st term which ended Last year..
You forgot so soon?

Stop being mischievous. Yar'Adua died on 10th May 2010 and Jonathan governed from that date till May 29th, 2015 (5years).

That the APC could so easily exploit the gullibility of Nigerians by forcing "6years" down the throats of everyone just to make it seem Jonathan had governed for eternity speaks volume of the level of our intellectual laziness.