VOICE OF DISSONANCE AND THE NIGERIAN POLITY (1999-2016)

To keep Nigeria as one is a must, how had Nigeria been kept as one? How and what method had/has been used to keep Nigeria as one? Why are Nigerians living as sisters in discord since her existence? What can we do to re-write the ugly story that had taken and is still taking place aiming at keeping Nigeria one at all cost?

Answers to these questions above are multi-facets depending one’s focusing angle.  But to me, the greatest disservice done to Nigeria has always been from those who want to keep her one at all cost. Those that propounded the above aphorism rather from those who want her to be Balkanized! ‘At all cost’ to them means to silence any dissenting voice that questions the ‘fraudulent unity’ in diversity of the (gi)ant of Africa, called Nigeria; no matter where the voice is coming from. 

These people are the political elite. They are ‘united’ in diversity to perpetuating the fraudulent Nigerian unity. They called themselves ‘patriots’ and are ready to clamp down on any dissenting voice from any angle of the nation. They own the media house and had made their wealth through the fraudulent Nigerian structure, therefore they have turned Nigeria as their estate meant to be exploited and can ‘kill’ and annihilate to keep the ‘must’ in the Nigerian unity.

Because of the questionable structure of Nigeria, any power shift from one region to another always results in ethno-religious voice of dissonance from her independence to the present day. However, from 1999 to the present, the voice of dissonance that these elites thought the civil war had silenced kept on rearing its ugly head to impede the development of Nigeria. 

The power shift from North in 1999 to South created ‘Sharia’ crisis in the North as its voice of dissonance. The idea was to frustrate a southern president. Religion was used as a tool of this dissonance. Despite OBJ being a southerner, within the South-South geopolitical zone, another voice dissonance ranging from civil agitation of resource control to militancy which gave birth to 13% derivation was also in vogue. To assuage the North and South-South, OBJ brought a Northerner and a Niger-Delta as President and Vice to assuage the feelings of these voices.

However, death struck and jeopardized that marriage of convenience. The dissenting voice via Kanuri nationalism (Karnem-Bornu Empire) resurrected in the North East using religion also as its tool but now much more violent than the former one.  Thunder, fire and brimstone were words of this voice and this quaked the ‘united’ elite interest of the ‘patriots.’ They gathered together and shifted power back to the north so as to guarantee the wealth generation of their estate.

However, they did not apply OBJ methodology. While the North Eastern dissenting voice was going down, the Eastern counterpart catches fire and rains fire and brimstone on the oil facilities. From these evidences, one could infer that power shift from North to South or vice versa is not the problem of Nigeria.

 Next time, we will discuss the disservice done to Nigeria by the “must unity group”

Ndeewonu!

Security Approach to Peace vs Peace Approach to Security: An Evaluation of OBJ/PMB vs Yaradua/GEJ Administration of Peace in Niger-Delta

Security approach to peace is a belief that the moment one floods security personnel in a volatile region, there will be peace in that region. In the process, the security personnel use the available maximum force to supress anything whatsoever that breaches the peace of that region. In the suppression of what is considered abnormal, those who are actually not involved in the ‘crime’ might end up being the casualties. On the other hand, peace approach to security is a belief that the moment peace is given at whatsoever cost; it will lead to security of a volatile region. Those that believe in this ideology always dialogue with the volatile group/ region and compromise certain things for peace to reign! They look at the cause of the agitation and try to soothe or solve it.

Nigerians have witnessed these two approaches in securing peace in the Niger-Delta. The first approach is always the ways of the ‘Khaki turned Agbada’ presidents while the second approach is in tandem with Civilian presidents who lacked the military mentality. OBJ bomb Odi Town and militarised the Niger Delta. The militants as they are being referred to made sure that the barrels of oil pumped daily reduced geometrically. As the soldiers were busy fighting and seeking the militants, the militants were busy bombing the pipelines to the point that major oil companies like Shell partially pulled out from oil exploration in Nigeria.

The end of OBJ brought Yaradua, a civilian, lacking the military intelligence. He tried the second approach and came in with a peaceful dialogue called ‘Amnesty!’ In a short while, this peaceful approach brought security back to that volatile region and the presidency was able to explore crude for a period of eight years. Pax Niger-Delta?  Yes? But there were pockets of violence! But not enough to ground oil exploration.  They managed to deliver gas to gas plants, to generate up to 6 thousand megawatts of electricity. 

However, another ‘khaki turned civilian’ came to power. The military mentality came over again. The idea of conceding certain things to have peace which leads to security is touted as being ‘weak!’ The might of federal republic comes to play again.  The compromised reached were cancelled. They were declared ‘wanted’ by the mighty federal power. When they flouted these orders, their place was flooded with the military personnel to search and arrest them. They moved back to the status quo and power drops, the barrels of crude drops and keeps on dropping still they have not seen them! Are they invincible? 

Which of these styles do you think can help manage peace in Niger-Delta?

The Blessings of Buhari Administration to Nigeria

The emergence of Buhari as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is a blessing in disguise to Nigerians. Many Nigerians may not know because blessings and curses are the sides of a coin and it depends on which side you are looking at. YOU SEE WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE!

Like Jimmy Cliff’s song, Nigerians can clearly see now for the rain is gone! The past administration was a rain to us! It was rain because of the ‘weak minded’ nature of the then president. There were good policies but the fear of the minions of the oppositions- Labour Unions- was a greater setback for them.

Now you know that those whom you thought were fighting for you were fighting for their pockets and the largesse the then oppositions were dolling out to them! Now the present opposition has been crushed, and they are busy putting their house in order, any labour threat? Your guess is as good as mine!

Some of the good policies of the last administration that were squeezed by the minions of the then opposition, the Labour Unions, were TSA and total subsidy removal! They were good policies but the then opposition party through their minion, labour unions, fought these policies to a standstill and the weak minded president bowed down and worship, thinking that they were fighting for the masses but now you know better!

ASUU cries now instead their normal threat to shutdown Nigerian universities! http://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/03/31/tsa-implementation-crippling-university-system-asuu-cries-out/  who born monkey!

But the policy has now been implemented, did the heaven fall? Did ASUU go on an unending strike? The blessings of BUHARI! TSA have saved billions of naira for the government! http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/01/fg-saves-n500bn-through-implementation-of-single-treasury-account/

 

Total Subsidy Removal! 

Have you forgotten the hash tag #OcuppyNigeria? Or occupy the last administration?  The minions of the then opposition -All the Labour Unions- participated! http://olorisupergal.com/occupynigeria-nba-joins-fuel-subsidy-removal-protest/

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jan/16/nigeria-restores-fuel-subsidy-protests

If they were fighting for your interest, where are they now? Nobody is ready to grease their palms? They have gone AWOL! Now they occupy their seats in their various offices- The blessings of BUHARI!

Buhari administration has silenced the press! The brazing and ferocious reportage of the Ibadan-Lagos Press have also gone AWOL! Except for FAYOSE, Nobody dares say the opposite unlike before! Even the press, which now sing symphony of BUHARI , do not even support his brazenness! All FAYOSE’S opposition ideologies are being stifled in almost all the media stations in the Ibadan-Lagos media zone! http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/02/attacks-on-buhari-fayose-lacks-yoruba-training-olumilua/  

http://www.punchng.com/apc-asks-yoruba-monarchs-to-caution-fayose/

Buhari’s continuity with the China Railway pact of the last administration is a blessing to Nigerians except for the Lagos-Calabar route that had gone missing; I hope it would be found!

I think BUHARI/ JONATHAN or JONATHAN/BUHARI ticket would have been better for Nigerians! 

Jonathan's good policies would have been implemented without any fear or favour and his weak-mindedness which gave room to corruption would have been stifled because of the fear of BUHARI!

Ndeewonu!

Fuel to be sold at N145 !

Minister of State for Petroleum, Mr. Ibe Kachikwu, Wednesday, defended the jerking up of pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as fuel by the federal government from N86:50 to N145, saying that it was the only way out of the exorbitant prices of N150 to N250 Nigerians were subjected to at many filling stations across the country.


He however stated that government had articulated many social protection programmes in the 2016 budget to cushion the effect the hike may have on Nigerians.

Rising from a meeting chaired by Vice President, Yemi Osinabjo which also had other various stakeholders including the Leadership of the Senate, House of Representatives, Nigerian Governors Forum, and Labour Unions (NLC, TUC, NUPENG, and PENGASSAN), at the Aguda House, official residence of the Vice President, Kachikwu noted that “the reason for the current problem is the inability of importers of petroleum products to source foreign exchange at the official rate due to the massive decline of foreign exchange earnings of the federal government.

As a result, private marketers have been unable to meet their approximate 50% portion of total national supply of PMS.” NNPC Mega Filling Station now selling at N138 per litre in Abuja yesterday.

Source Vanguard.

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ABUJA – Minister of State for Petroleum, Mr. Ibe Kachikwu, Wednesday, defended the jerking up of pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as fuel by the federal government from N86:50 to N145, saying that it was the only way out of the exorbitant prices of N150 to N250 Nigerians were subjected to at many filling stations across the country. He however stated that government had articulated many social protection programmes in the 2016 budget to cushion the effect the hike may have on Nigerians. Rising from a meeting chaired by Vice President, Yemi Osinabjo which also had other various stakeholders including the Leadership of the Senate, House of Representatives, Nigerian Governors Forum, and Labour Unions (NLC, TUC, NUPENG, and PENGASSAN), at the Aguda House, official residence of the Vice President, Kachikwu noted that “the reason for the current problem is the inability of importers of petroleum products to source foreign exchange at the official rate due to the massive decline of foreign exchange earnings of the federal government. As a result, private marketers have been unable to meet their approximate 50% portion of total national supply of PMS.” NNPC Mega Filling Station now selling at N138 per litre in Abuja yesterday.File: NNPC Mega Filling Station The minister who briefed the State House Correspondents on the resolution of the meeting said that to wet the country with fuel, any Nigerian entity was now free to import the product, subject to existing quality specifications and other guidelines issued by Regulatory Agencies. “We have just finished a meeting of various stakeholders presided over by His Excellency, the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. “The meeting had in attendance the Leadership of the Senate, House of Representatives, Governors Forum, and Labour Unions (NLC, TUC, NUPENG, and PENGASSAN). The meeting reviewed: “The current fuel scarcity and supply difficulties in the country. “The exorbitant prices being paid by Nigerians for the product. These prices range on the average from N150 to N250 per litre currently. “The meeting also noted that the main reason for the current problem is the inability of importers of petroleum products to source foreign exchange at the official rate due to the massive decline of foreign exchange earnings of the federal government. As a result, private marketers have been unable to meet their approximate 50% portion of total national supply of PMS. “Following a detailed presentation by the Honorable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, it has now become obvious that the only option and course of action now open to the government is to take the following decisions: “In order to increase and stabilise the supply of the product, any Nigerian entity is now free to import the product, subject to existing quality specifications and other guidelines issued by Regulatory Agencies. “All Oil Marketers will be allowed to import PMS on the basis of FOREX procured from secondary sources and accordingly PPPRA template will reflect this in the pricing of the product. “Pursuant to this, PPPRA has informed me that it will be announcing a new price band effective today, 11th May, 2016 and that the new price for PMS will not be above N145 per litre. “We expect that this new policy will lead to improved supply and competition and eventually drive down pump prices, as we have experienced with diesel. In addition, this will also lead to increased product availability and encourage investments in refineries and other parts of the downstream sector. It will also prevent diversion of petroleum products and set a stable environment for the downstream sector in Nigeria. “We share the pains of Nigerians but, as we have constantly said, the inherited difficulties of the past and the challenges of the current times imply that we must take difficult decisions on these sorts of critical national issues. Along with this decision, the federal government has in the 2016 budget made an unprecedented social protection provision to cushion the current challenges. “We believe in the long term, that improved supply and competition will drive down prices. The DPR and PPPRA have been mandated to ensure strict regulatory compliance including dealing decisively with anyone involved in hoarding petroleum products.”

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/05/fg-increased-petrol-pump-price-n145-per-litre-kachikwu/

ABUJA – Minister of State for Petroleum, Mr. Ibe Kachikwu, Wednesday, defended the jerking up of pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as fuel by the federal government from N86:50 to N145, saying that it was the only way out of the exorbitant prices of N150 to N250 Nigerians were subjected to at many filling stations across the country. He however stated that government had articulated many social protection programmes in the 2016 budget to cushion the effect the hike may have on Nigerians. Rising from a meeting chaired by Vice President, Yemi Osinabjo which also had other various stakeholders including the Leadership of the Senate, House of Representatives, Nigerian Governors Forum, and Labour Unions (NLC, TUC, NUPENG, and PENGASSAN), at the Aguda House, official residence of the Vice President, Kachikwu noted that “the reason for the current problem is the inability of importers of petroleum products to source foreign exchange at the official rate due to the massive decline of foreign exchange earnings of the federal government. As a result, private marketers have been unable to meet their approximate 50% portion of total national supply of PMS.” NNPC Mega Filling Station now selling at N138 per litre in Abuja yesterday.File: NNPC Mega Filling Station The minister who briefed the State House Correspondents on the resolution of the meeting said that to wet the country with fuel, any Nigerian entity was now free to import the product, subject to existing quality specifications and other guidelines issued by Regulatory Agencies. “We have just finished a meeting of various stakeholders presided over by His Excellency, the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. “The meeting had in attendance the Leadership of the Senate, House of Representatives, Governors Forum, and Labour Unions (NLC, TUC, NUPENG, and PENGASSAN). The meeting reviewed: “The current fuel scarcity and supply difficulties in the country. “The exorbitant prices being paid by Nigerians for the product. These prices range on the average from N150 to N250 per litre currently. “The meeting also noted that the main reason for the current problem is the inability of importers of petroleum products to source foreign exchange at the official rate due to the massive decline of foreign exchange earnings of the federal government. As a result, private marketers have been unable to meet their approximate 50% portion of total national supply of PMS. “Following a detailed presentation by the Honorable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, it has now become obvious that the only option and course of action now open to the government is to take the following decisions: “In order to increase and stabilise the supply of the product, any Nigerian entity is now free to import the product, subject to existing quality specifications and other guidelines issued by Regulatory Agencies. “All Oil Marketers will be allowed to import PMS on the basis of FOREX procured from secondary sources and accordingly PPPRA template will reflect this in the pricing of the product. “Pursuant to this, PPPRA has informed me that it will be announcing a new price band effective today, 11th May, 2016 and that the new price for PMS will not be above N145 per litre. “We expect that this new policy will lead to improved supply and competition and eventually drive down pump prices, as we have experienced with diesel. In addition, this will also lead to increased product availability and encourage investments in refineries and other parts of the downstream sector. It will also prevent diversion of petroleum products and set a stable environment for the downstream sector in Nigeria. “We share the pains of Nigerians but, as we have constantly said, the inherited difficulties of the past and the challenges of the current times imply that we must take difficult decisions on these sorts of critical national issues. Along with this decision, the federal government has in the 2016 budget made an unprecedented social protection provision to cushion the current challenges. “We believe in the long term, that improved supply and competition will drive down prices. The DPR and PPPRA have been mandated to ensure strict regulatory compliance including dealing decisively with anyone involved in hoarding petroleum products.”

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/05/fg-increased-petrol-pump-price-n145-per-litre-kachikwu/

ABUJA – Minister of State for Petroleum, Mr. Ibe Kachikwu, Wednesday, defended the jerking up of pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as fuel by the federal government from N86:50 to N145, saying that it was the only way out of the exorbitant prices of N150 to N250 Nigerians were subjected to at many filling stations across the country. He however stated that government had articulated many social protection programmes in the 2016 budget to cushion the effect the hike may have on Nigerians. Rising from a meeting chaired by Vice President, Yemi Osinabjo which also had other various stakeholders including the Leadership of the Senate, House of Representatives, Nigerian Governors Forum, and Labour Unions (NLC, TUC, NUPENG, and PENGASSAN), at the Aguda House, official residence of the Vice President, Kachikwu noted that “the reason for the current problem is the inability of importers of petroleum products to source foreign exchange at the official rate due to the massive decline of foreign exchange earnings of the federal government. As a result, private marketers have been unable to meet their approximate 50% portion of total national supply of PMS.” NNPC Mega Filling Station now selling at N138 per litre in Abuja yesterday.File: NNPC Mega Filling Station The minister who briefed the State House Correspondents on the resolution of the meeting said that to wet the country with fuel, any Nigerian entity was now free to import the product, subject to existing quality specifications and other guidelines issued by Regulatory Agencies. “We have just finished a meeting of various stakeholders presided over by His Excellency, the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. “The meeting had in attendance the Leadership of the Senate, House of Representatives, Governors Forum, and Labour Unions (NLC, TUC, NUPENG, and PENGASSAN). The meeting reviewed: “The current fuel scarcity and supply difficulties in the country. “The exorbitant prices being paid by Nigerians for the product. These prices range on the average from N150 to N250 per litre currently. “The meeting also noted that the main reason for the current problem is the inability of importers of petroleum products to source foreign exchange at the official rate due to the massive decline of foreign exchange earnings of the federal government. As a result, private marketers have been unable to meet their approximate 50% portion of total national supply of PMS. “Following a detailed presentation by the Honorable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, it has now become obvious that the only option and course of action now open to the government is to take the following decisions: “In order to increase and stabilise the supply of the product, any Nigerian entity is now free to import the product, subject to existing quality specifications and other guidelines issued by Regulatory Agencies. “All Oil Marketers will be allowed to import PMS on the basis of FOREX procured from secondary sources and accordingly PPPRA template will reflect this in the pricing of the product. “Pursuant to this, PPPRA has informed me that it will be announcing a new price band effective today, 11th May, 2016 and that the new price for PMS will not be above N145 per litre. “We expect that this new policy will lead to improved supply and competition and eventually drive down pump prices, as we have experienced with diesel. In addition, this will also lead to increased product availability and encourage investments in refineries and other parts of the downstream sector. It will also prevent diversion of petroleum products and set a stable environment for the downstream sector in Nigeria. “We share the pains of Nigerians but, as we have constantly said, the inherited difficulties of the past and the challenges of the current times imply that we must take difficult decisions on these sorts of critical national issues. Along with this decision, the federal government has in the 2016 budget made an unprecedented social protection provision to cushion the current challenges. “We believe in the long term, that improved supply and competition will drive down prices. The DPR and PPPRA have been mandated to ensure strict regulatory compliance including dealing decisively with anyone involved in hoarding petroleum products.”

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/05/fg-increased-petrol-pump-price-n145-per-litre-kachikwu/

ABUJA – Minister of State for Petroleum, Mr. Ibe Kachikwu, Wednesday, defended the jerking up of pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as fuel by the federal government from N86:50 to N145, saying that it was the only way out of the exorbitant prices of N150 to N250 Nigerians were subjected to at many filling stations across the country. He however stated that government had articulated many social protection programmes in the 2016 budget to cushion the effect the hike may have on Nigerians. Rising from a meeting chaired by Vice President, Yemi Osinabjo which also had other various stakeholders including the Leadership of the Senate, House of Representatives, Nigerian Governors Forum, and Labour Unions (NLC, TUC, NUPENG, and PENGASSAN), at the Aguda House, official residence of the Vice President, Kachikwu noted that “the reason for the current problem is the inability of importers of petroleum products to source foreign exchange at the official rate due to the massive decline of foreign exchange earnings of the federal government. As a result, private marketers have been unable to meet their approximate 50% portion of total national supply of PMS.” NNPC Mega Filling Station now selling at N138 per litre in Abuja yesterday.File: NNPC Mega Filling Station The minister who briefed the State House Correspondents on the resolution of the meeting said that to wet the country with fuel, any Nigerian entity was now free to import the product, subject to existing quality specifications and other guidelines issued by Regulatory Agencies. “We have just finished a meeting of various stakeholders presided over by His Excellency, the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. “The meeting had in attendance the Leadership of the Senate, House of Representatives, Governors Forum, and Labour Unions (NLC, TUC, NUPENG, and PENGASSAN). The meeting reviewed: “The current fuel scarcity and supply difficulties in the country. “The exorbitant prices being paid by Nigerians for the product. These prices range on the average from N150 to N250 per litre currently. “The meeting also noted that the main reason for the current problem is the inability of importers of petroleum products to source foreign exchange at the official rate due to the massive decline of foreign exchange earnings of the federal government. As a result, private marketers have been unable to meet their approximate 50% portion of total national supply of PMS. “Following a detailed presentation by the Honorable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, it has now become obvious that the only option and course of action now open to the government is to take the following decisions: “In order to increase and stabilise the supply of the product, any Nigerian entity is now free to import the product, subject to existing quality specifications and other guidelines issued by Regulatory Agencies. “All Oil Marketers will be allowed to import PMS on the basis of FOREX procured from secondary sources and accordingly PPPRA template will reflect this in the pricing of the product. “Pursuant to this, PPPRA has informed me that it will be announcing a new price band effective today, 11th May, 2016 and that the new price for PMS will not be above N145 per litre. “We expect that this new policy will lead to improved supply and competition and eventually drive down pump prices, as we have experienced with diesel. In addition, this will also lead to increased product availability and encourage investments in refineries and other parts of the downstream sector. It will also prevent diversion of petroleum products and set a stable environment for the downstream sector in Nigeria. “We share the pains of Nigerians but,

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/05/fg-increased-petrol-pump-price-n145-per-litre-kachikwu/

ABUJA – Minister of State for Petroleum, Mr. Ibe Kachikwu, Wednesday, defended the jerking up of pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as fuel by the federal government from N86:50 to N145, saying that it was the only way out of the exorbitant prices of N150 to N250 Nigerians were subjected to at many filling stations across the country. He however stated that government had articulated many social protection programmes in the 2016 budget to cushion the effect the hike may have on Nigerians. Rising from a meeting chaired by Vice President, Yemi Osinabjo which also had other various stakeholders including the Leadership of the Senate, House of Representatives, Nigerian Governors Forum, and Labour Unions (NLC, TUC, NUPENG, and PENGASSAN), at the Aguda House, official residence of the Vice President, Kachikwu noted that “the reason for the current problem is the inability of importers of petroleum products to source foreign exchange at the official rate due to the massive decline of foreign exchange earnings of the federal government. As a result, private marketers have been unable to meet their approximate 50% portion of total national supply of PMS.” NNPC Mega Filling Station now selling at N138 per litre in Abuja yesterday.File: NNPC Mega Filling Station The minister who briefed the State House Correspondents on the resolution of the meeting said that to wet the country with fuel, any Nigerian entity was now free to import the product, subject to existing quality specifications and other guidelines issued by Regulatory Agencies. “We have just finished a meeting of various stakeholders presided over by His Excellency, the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. “The meeting had in attendance the Leadership of the Senate, House of Representatives, Governors Forum, and Labour Unions (NLC, TUC, NUPENG, and PENGASSAN). The meeting reviewed: “The current fuel scarcity and supply difficulties in the country. “The exorbitant prices being paid by Nigerians for the product. These prices range on the average from N150 to N250 per litre currently. “The meeting also noted that the main reason for the current problem is the inability of importers of petroleum products to source foreign exchange at the official rate due to the massive decline of foreign exchange earnings of the federal government. As a result, private marketers have been unable to meet their approximate 50% portion of total national supply of PMS. “Following a detailed presentation by the Honorable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, it has now become obvious that the only option and course of action now open to the government is to take the following decisions: “In order to increase and stabilise the supply of the product, any Nigerian entity is now free to import the product, subject to existing quality specifications and other guidelines issued by Regulatory Agencies. “All Oil Marketers will be allowed to import PMS on the basis of FOREX procured from secondary sources and accordingly PPPRA template will reflect this in the pricing of the product. “Pursuant to this, PPPRA has informed me that it will be announcing a new price band effective today, 11th May, 2016 and that the new price for PMS will not be above N145 per litre. “We expect that this new policy will lead to improved supply and competition and eventually drive down pump prices, as we have experienced with diesel. In addition, this will also lead to increased product availability and encourage investments in refineries and other parts of the downstream sector. It will also prevent diversion of petroleum products and set a stable environment for the downstream sector in Nigeria. “We share the pains of Nigerians but,

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Nigerian Progress is Beyond The Rhetorics of APC and PDP!

The progress of Nigeria does not require the rhetoric of APC nor PDP, it does not require a strong President as PMB is being portrayed nor a weakling as GEJ was being portrayed. Even if Nigerians like, let them vote Obama or Cameron as their president or Prime Minister, the problem will still persist. The society cannot give what it does not have!

If you bring Obama to govern Nigeria, he would be worse than GEJ! The society shapes our behaviour and the Nigerian environment, the structure of polity and nature of its governance cannot bring forth better governance until something drastically is done to restructure it!

The best of the Nigerian history, when she made strides in the committee of nations, was during the time of regionalism. The first TV station in Africa, even before Belgium, was built in Ibadan. The first high rising house in Africa, the cocoa house was built. The first indigenous university, University of Nsukka was built. The pyramid of groundnut was in existence in the north. Every region was performing optimally till the military struck. 

Since then, the fear of disintegration has led us to disintegrate economically which is gradually steering to a ‘failed state.’ Many unviable states that cannot even pay salaries have been created so as to weaken the state and thus strengthening the central government.

Nigeria since then has not taken her place as ‘the giant of Africa!’

The optimal performance that is being recorded in Ethiopia today was because of their restructured system. Since the secession of Eretria and the plan of further secession of other ethnic nationalities, Ethiopia re-wrote their constitution which our own Ben Nwabueze was the pivot. They even included secession clause in their constitution as Awo advocated before; but up till now, no one has seceded.

Why? Because, every ethnic nationality respects another knowing fully well that any of them could activate the secession clause!

In Nigeria, is it so?

Ndeewonu!