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Ado-Ekiti,is becoming a big town lf the state govt can move all bus who move all passenger in old garage to relocate them to another.gbenga
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Nigeria FULANI ARISTOCRACY In the North, the legacy of the Sokoto Caliphate and its Islamic traditions bore handsome fruits for the Fulani aristocracy as the great – grandsons and direct descendants of the conqueror of the Hausa, Nupe, and Ilorin – Yoruba state walked back into supreme and expanded power in Northern Nigeria. As the minority ruling group was in full control in the Northern Region while in the Southern Region, there were fresh political ethnic majorities in power. Today, those who exercise national power do so from minority positions, Indeed, of the three groups that attained national power in the early politics of the decolonization decade of the 1950s namely Yoruba, Igbo, and Fulani, the only group that still retain power at the national level is the Fulani aristocracy which was not a demographic majority in the first place. Consequently on the above, reaches, some controversial conclusions. · It no longer makes goods academic sense to rate the Igbo as a majority power bloc in the past bellum era of Nigeria political history. · Not could one say of the Yoruba that they constitute an effective power bloc despite producing the present Head of State. · Inspite of the views in the South to the contrary, the majority Hausa have never been an independent power bloc in the north, as they have only exercised as much power as their Fulani overlords have allowed them. It is not far to rate many so-called minority ethnic groups as minor power-holders in modern Nigeria politics. In relative terms, many ethnic groups in the Benue – Plateau complex have itched towards greater control of national power than the Hausa majority (witness: Langtang Mafia). Above all else, contends that the Fulani aristocrats, more than other ethnic power in Nigeria, have through strategic thinking and strategic planning (twin-virtues in power schemes that are absent in others), steadily insinuated (themselves) back into handsome amount of power-holding by strategically locating themselves into the major engine of power, exploiting the shallowness of their major rivals for power.In the post-colonial Nigeria,the Fulani Hegemony with the British were able to create and nurture political bankruptcy among the Nigeria political elite. After examining in insightful details, the long-hegemonies of Atlantic minorities over their majority neighbours, which chronicles the coming of the Fulani to the geographic space that later become Nigeria. Given the desertification of the Sahara region, many of the populations that were indigenous to the Sahara fled to other areas, eastwards and southwards ( West Africa). These nomadic Nubians, who are escaping from drought, then took over the agriculture – based civilization of the Kush in the upper Nile Valley. In West Africa , the most famous of this nomadic group escaping the desiccating Sahara that went on a conquering escapade is that of the Fulani. The political history of what historians label as the Western and Central Sudan , in the two centuries before the onset of European conquest and colonization, was dominated by the rise of Fulani hegemonies in a political revolution of an unusual character. Most probably resulting from their itinerant herding occupation that compelled them to rely on, and negotiate for, the trashuman resources of diverse agricultural communities on whom they depend on seasonal basis, the Fulani were the first self-conscious ethnic group in West Africa, possessing vast networks of relationship among themselves and maintaining political ties with the rulers of the host communities. Between the 18th and 19th centuries, the Fulani were transformed from pagans in a dramatic political revolution that had two main features. First, they virtually established an ethnic aristocracy, whereby they expected to and in several instances did actually occupy the highest political offices in any (country) in whose politics they participated. Second, through the instrumentality of Islam, to which they have become converts, and in cooperation with networks of fellow Fulani, they overthrew the rulers of several existing agriculture – based states, replacing them with theocratic Islamic regimes that they control. The standard pious explanatory scheme that is forfered by Dan Fadio scholars in legimising the Fulani Jihad which began in 1804. He places the power-matrix at the foundation of this Jihad and perhaps subsequent religious zealotry which admittedly, has served the hegemony well, even in present day Nigeria. The overthrow of Habe (Hausa) rules in the long – established Hausa states in the Central Sudan. Although, it all started as a religious campaign in which Hausa generously used, the outcome was unmistakably to lead to the subjugation of the indigenous Hausa population to a theocratic and immigrant Fulani aristocracy. Despite the curacy for Nigeria historiography to engage in tarik – style eulogies of every pre-colonial, Africa conqueror, and therefore to see the Sokoto caliphate in glorious light, there is good evidence to suggest that its governance was clear retrogression from a Moroccan invasion of 1591 which had plunged the Western and Central Sudan into a power vacuum that the nomadic Fulani were then filling their conquests.In the North, there is few real Hausa in any position of authority. The Sokoto Caliphate was significantly lacking in any conception of the responsibility of providing security in its region of operation, for its citizens and subjects. Instead, it created insecurity particularly by engaging in slavery and the slave trade, inflicting state-sponsored terrorism on several communities, especially on the so-called pagan districts of the Benue region and in Adamawa. Whatever the theological justification for the 1804 jihad and despite the apparent puritan motivations of Dan Fodio in stirring up this revolution its outcome was one in which an aristocratic ethnic minority terrorized a whole region with force of arms rather than by religious persuasion. The Hegemony sponsored inter-tribal wars and influenced religious violence. Lord Frederick Lugard, described by historians as a Fulaniphite, posited the claims on the terror visited by the Fulani jihadists on their Hausa hosts. The population of the North – described some 60 years ago (in the 1850s) by a Historian Barth as the densest in all of Africa – had by 1900 dwindled to some 9 million owing to inter-tribal war, and above all, to the slave raids by the religious zeal which had promoted the Fulani jihad . In 1900 the Fulani Emirates formed a series of separate despotism marked by the worst forms of wholesale slave-raiding, spoliation of the peasant, inhuman cruelty and debased justices, Lugard who wrote that Fulani, established the firm framework of northern (Fulani) advantage over the south in the political arrangement of his amalgamated country. But this inhuman cruelty and debased justice, many have been sign-posts of an emergent hegemony which, his now grown in sophistication. The Fulani aristocracy has grown in sophistication in the exercise of power since the British arrived on their territory of conquest some ninety year ago. Many of the political abuses in the Sokoto Caliphate before the arrival of the British can easily be to their status as power holders. But they have now been in power for almost two hundred years and their areas of influence is virtually now coterminous with modern Nigeria . Today, using tools historically attributed to elite managers of political power who emphasize convert rather than overt influences and who exercise power in a latent rather (than) manifest manner, the Fulani aristocracy has been able to subordinate governance in Nigeria (including military rule) to its authority, and the Sultan of Sokoto has by now acquired a quantum of power and influence that his forebears could not have dreamt of. What Head of State of Nigeria whether military or civilian – would dare to stay in office for the first six months without going to Sokoto to pay homage to the Sultan?. The Basis of Fulani Hegemony The crux of the mater on the devices used by a minority ethnic group (the Fulani) to effectively stay in power and expand its influence to such an unprecedented level in post – colonial Nigeria. Organizational Abilities: An important source of power of the Fulani aristocracy is that common tool of every successful ruling minority that its rival lacks,is its organizational abilities. In the particular case of the Fulani aristocracy, it has so many of its ethnic stock involved in organizing for power in a coordinated manner, and with such continuity across time, that no other group in Nigeria can match. Although, it has strong clan divisions, its various fractions share a common need to stay in power for their collective survival. But there is much more to Fulani success than his common denominator of ruling minorities. The scholar underscores three contrapuntal principal deployed by the Fulani aristocracy in organizing for power. Islam vs Christianity By right of conquest, the ruler of the Sokoto Caliphate were also its Islamic authority. The tradition continues in post-colonial Nigeria. As such, the ultimate responsibility for the welfare of the Islamic region in Nigeria rests in Sokoto. Since the leadership of Sokoto Islamic establishment, is pre-dominantly Fulani, the aristocracy's self-interest naturally dictates the fortunes of Islam. Up to the present, the Fulani aristocracy has used every bit of its political power to promote the versial formal membership of the Organization of Islamic Conference (IOC) under Babaginda; Nigeria's controversial formal membership of D-8, a group of developing Islamic countries under the Abacha regime; Ghadafi's 'invasion' of Nigeria to open a mosque in Kano where he declared Nigeria an Islamic state, and so on. Given this masterful use of which the hegemony has put, Christianity in the North has become, much more than a mere profession of faith: it is a political statement of freedom from Fulani control. Not unexpectedly, the Fulani aristocracy has fought the Christian North with all the political means at its disposal. The expansion of this confrontation to the whole of Nigeria, and the subordination of normal constitutional processes to the invidious distinction between Christianity and Islam, portends one of the greatest dangers to Nigeria's survival. Fulani aristocracy has not refrained from using confrontation method to win its goal, even when they endanger the survival of Nigeria. This explanation may throw light on the battles that attend the shift in power. The prize at the center has been won and is being closely guarded by the Fulani aristocracy. It will then mean that if the prizes s broken – up and share, the Fulani hegemony will collapse. Northern Nigeria vs Southern Nigeria The Fulani aristocracy has been most successful in pushing for common Northern institutions and in enhancing the Northern share of vital national sources. In doing so, it has orchestrated the difference between the North and South. For the Fulani aristocracy, the integrity of the North is a matter of its life or else its demise. There are two principal reasons why this is so: first, as now constituted, there is no state or local government area in Northern Nigeria in which the Fulani make up a majority. If emphasis were to switch from Northern Nigeria to the states, the minority Fulani would be politically endangered in any democratic process in which each community seeks its ethnic folk to represent it. Second, it is only by acting as spokesman for the whole of the North, against the South, that the Fulani aristocracy can justify its existence. Hausa Nationalism vs Fulani Interests: Ultimately, the stability and tenure of the Fulani aristocracy rest on the quietude of Hausa nationalism. There is no subject in which it has invested more of its remarkable talents for ideological formulation than in persuading the Hausa that what is good for the Fulani is also good for them. Any act of separatist nationalism that encourage the Hausa to seek their own autonomy as a district ethnic group would be most threatening to the Fulani aristocracy. Whereas the Fulani aristocracy has shown good political sense by dealing with Christians from various parts of Nigeria, North and South, but it is most uncomfortable with the notion of a Christian Hausa apparently because it is subversive of good orderliness in the Fulani – Hausa hierarchy and has therefore behaved harshly towards Christian Hausa. Military vs Democratic Rule For the Fulani hegemony perhaps more than any other tool, military governments have been useful in ensuring the reign of the aristocracy. As a book written by late Mr. Ikoku: Inside Out reveals, Ibrahim Tahir, one of the leading torch-bears of the hegemony, told late Ikoku in detention about his regrets over Shagari's trumpeted plan to give the South a "presidential chance" which led to the Buhari – Idiagbon coup, to protect the "sanctity" of Fulani rule. Military rule, has shielded the Fulani from harassment from local vested interests. As in the history of the aristocracy in many other regions of the world, Fulani aristocracy would benefit from the subversion of democratic Nigeria. What followed the (1983) presidential election must be understood to be one of the most mysterious and troubling in modern Nigeria histories. Shehu Shagari was "overthrow" in a military putsch headed by two army generals who were not only fellow Fulani but were well-know to be close to the president. Was it carried out as a pre-emptive measure to prevent others from overthrowing a government headed by a Fulani aristocrat, thus (signaling) possibility of a new power-holding ethnic bloc? (Although most southerners mistaken Idiagbon for Yoruba, but he was thoroughbred Fulani from Ilorin). The Fulani Strategic Resolve (1) It now seems fairly clear, that the Fulani aristocracy has decided that the free-floating democracy is dangerous for its survival and has used considerable resources to disrupt democratic processes.eg impeachment saga and other political distractions/prograwms being created by Hegemony which are designed to remove Obasanjo. (2) As the only viable corporate power bloc in modern Nigeria politics, it has for now at least considered its disadvantageous to allow power-sharing arrangements among Nigeria's political regions, and is apparently satisfied that it will continue to retain the top position of presidency or else control whoever takes up this position. (3) Military rule has been particularly beneficial to the Fulani aristocracy, since under its regimes its members have occupied strategic positions on the economic and government, at will. (4) The federal principle is all but dead, as the state are dictated to from the top, as military rule which appears preferable to the Fulani aristocracy for whom genuine state bases of federalism could prove troublesome. Written by: Mazi Onigbo Maduabuchim
I think the introduction of the postgraduate scholarships for overseas study are a great and commendable idea, however i hope the process of evaluation, selection , disbursement, etc will be fair and above board. That will be the only way to put the Ekiti mark on this initiative I.e. that, we do things right!!
Is there a reason for the other website set up by this state government? It happens to be a replica of this site except for the green coloration. It is clear that the state Governor appointed Toyin Oriola to just come in and have his own share of the pie. No other state in the country that has an existing website has appointed the man who developed the governor's webpage developer as a special Assistant for IT. Imagine a special Assistant for IT! Wake up Segun there is much more to do in a developmentally backward state like Ekiti than setting up a duplicate website funded by the state government. Will Toyin Oriola or Segun Oni tell us how much it cost to do this? Does the Due Process Man Bayo Arowolaju know about this? Is this how Bayo has been able to save the State N17b since the inception of this administration? OR are you guys fibbing us? You Eyeglasses Clinics are not what we need. What we need are cottage industries to employ those high Schools and College graduates that are roaming our streets in search of jobs. Remember Ekiti state is unlike other states in Nigeria. If we try to effect changes through orthodox ways to no avail then we might go the unorthodox and unconventional ways. Ask Akin Omoboriowo and Ayo Fayose. We do not play we are a serious bunch. I hope we do not regret putting you there rather than Fayemi. Or don't you think we know action we we FEEL one. LET US SEE ACTION MR. GOVERNOR>
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Let us implore the members of ekiti house of assembly to put aside political party ideology and face the primary aim of developing ekiti state, do their duty to the electorate with pure mind.the ac and pdp are indigine of the state ,dont use the eletrorate to make money to your purse.
such a nice idea!.we really appreciate
I will say GOOD JOB to the governor of Ekiti for relocating the College of Education to Ifaki . What else can you do better. Ambross Ali sited Bendel State University at Epoma his home town, Adefarati relocated Ondo State University to Akungba his home town, Fayose sited Ekiti State university at Afao. Now we can see that whoever is at the top takes everything as a complete winner that takes all. I hope the less developed areas of the state should start warming up for the next governorship election so that their people can at least have a taste of the government goodies.
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Do we REALLY NEED a Univerity of Education when we are still looking for enough money to run UNAD? Methinks that available resources should be used to develop the department of Education in a self sustaining Faculty of Education. This is just MY THOUGHT. By the way what percentage of our children pass their school certificates in flying colors? What percentage of our high school graduates wants to really wants to study education? Gentlemen, THINK, THINK, THINK!
Will somebody, please, remind me what Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma said about his generation in today's newspapers? These people wan make we talk plenty ooooo. Stay tuned.
caught it for the from to ramble I was
Hellow mr gorvernor pls can u help us to discous with ur poeple which is sars .becous the there arest the innocent along the road is not good.there was a day,that i was going to site the place that am find the motor that will carry me reach where am going that is the place that ur poeple meet me.and they arest me.thanks
Yemsol, on a serious note, I wish you get a column on any of our newspapers. Thanks again for your comment. Sincerely: Unanimous
its a brilliant idea, for we abroad to kow whats is happening in our home country,
Thank you so very much Mr. Unanimous for your observation. I decided to take a hiatus from the web not because I love Ekiti State less than before, but because I am disappointed at the Nigerian nation as a whole. Obasanjo came to the limelight with Murtala Mohammed with the mantra of ‘remove deadwoods in the civil service’: ‘Corruption must be stamped out of our way of life’; ‘austerity measures’ etc. A lot of people lost their jobs and a good number of Nigerians died awaiting their benefits to be paid. He banned everything under the sun. Not long after he handed over to a lackluster government under Shehu Shagari and retired as a full General and Head of State at the age of 42. At the age of 42? I weep for Nigeria. My own father served Nigeria for 42 years before retiring on Grade level 14. What a waste? Twenty years later Obasanjo was heralded in again. We had thought this man will correct the ills that have ravaged the country since le left power. But did we get? The most CORRUPT REGIME and CRONY KLEPTOCRATS of the worst order. Today, all the Governors who served in his regime are being hounded around for massive corrupt practices. Shamelessly, Obasanjo is thumbing us even on the nose that no one can remove him as PDP BOT Chairman and all the citizenry are sitting arms-folded. If it cannot be done nationally, we can at least make Ekiti State the model in Nigeria – a Kuwait of sort. At least the little stipend we have can be applied towards our collective development. I share your idea of an IT village so that people all over Nigeria can come and can travel on the super highway here. These fellow Nigerians will spend their money here, and this will increase the earning power of those Iya alamalas and mini landlords at the least. Transport workers will also benefit and the state government will realize some revenue from it. But put it under that Toyin whachumaycallit and overhead takes it all. However if what Bayo Arowolaju told us in the news is true, then he has learnt well in Chicago and we may be seeing the after effect of western influence on the financial management of Ekiti State. Some people had called me to complain about the slow pace of work in Ekiti State and I advised that Segun Oni be given time to settle down first before we may start to see action. For someone who grew up in Ekiti, it shouldn’t take one year before he knows what to do on the streets of AdoEkiti or the waterworks in Ekitiland. He should invite Xerox to invest in Ekitiland, afterall he is their former employee. Chief Awolowo once said that he would not travel outside Nigeria if he becomes the president. He opined that when you are building your house you don’t invite people to come and see what you’re doing. But you invite people when it’s all done and appears beautiful to come and felicitate with you. That should be our way in Ekiti. We don’t want a Chief Executive who will be globe trotting rather than face the task at hand as the electorate had mandated him. LONG LIVE EKITI STATE OF NIGERIA. I don talkie oooooooooo.
Hello sir, i aware about on going cnn commercial that the state want to place a commercial on cnn tru one Mr. niyi Babade. Niyi Babade does not work with CNN. and the promo will only be air on dstv channels only. aswe all know dstv only has large subcriber here in nigeria. pls do not waste our little money on this
Valintino, Viagra Online, IsMAEL back and the rest of the idiots sending unnecessary links to this site, would you please refrain from this unruly behavior? This site is meant to exchange ideas or give constructive criticism, like Yemsol, my dear self, and others on this forum. There are other sites that would welcome your link. But not here. Sincerely Unanimous
I have not been following any interview on the so called Toyin, regarding IT in Ekiti. I think the design should be left for those people in the IT department. They can be provided with training in an ongoing basis. Web design is evolutionary. You cannot be perfect in one day. As a software engineer, I can design quite a very reponsive Web site, but it won't be beautiful. This is where you need a graphic artist, etc. Designing a Web site, you must have a specific purpose for it. Otherwise, what is the point in throwing unncessary graphic images, only to consume the network! This site is O.k, at least for the purpose it is serving. Hey, do we need Flash, Silverlight from Microsoft? Yep, and it depends. Web is going through a new phase of development. Moreover, there is a difference between Web application and simply desigining Web sites. Please leave those kid (yes, I might be older that most or all of them), men and women alone. We can train them. We have enough people with technical know-how to design a Web site. By the way, there is no single person who can claim to be the best Web designer. I have been in this field for more than 20 years, and you better believe it, I am current as well. ...And Yemsol, where at thou? I missed your intellectual comments. Sincerely. Unanimous
Attention: Mr Toyin Oriola The IT world has grown enough than patnering with Multilinks. Informatio need be made available to the peole at the grassroots. Such is in Kasuri in Jigawa. Asides, there is a need for e-governmet. this will in return curb the leakage of white papers. All these were considered substansively in E-Nigeria in 2005 @ECOWAS Secretariat, Abuja. I have some beautiful package for the State. If you are intertested, we may have a chat. Name: Ogunsakin, Ayodele Olusola(BSc Civil Engineering(OAU), MBA(FUTA),m.asce, MNSE) 08058330620 07039579606
Can we have some intellectually influenced action in Ekiti State please. The Manpower is there. I implore Mr Governor to please, please and please utilize the availabe aboundant human resources at his disposal. Obasanjo ran the country down for 8years please do not make him your role model. ALL WE ARE SAYING IS WE NEED ACTION.
The ..... SA on IT is too full of himself, and he has been going about flauting. Claiming to be the best around. This is somebody who needs to be tutored technically, morally diplomatically. Bcause, the Toyin I know is all rounder ....... manneerlly and morally. I believ, Mr. Governor was only convince that Toyin work in the Bank (Zenit) IT dept. He doesn't know anythin. Let somebody tell Mr Governor, if he is the listenin type, Toyin can not impliment a reasonable IT project for the state.
I LISTENED WITH KEEN INTREST THE RECENT TELE INTERVIEW OF SPECIAL ADVISER ON IT. HE SAID HE IS CREATING THE BEST WEB SITE THE WORLD CAN OFFER. HE SAID THE PRESENT WEB WAS CREATED ENTIRELY BY THE STAFF OF IT IN EKITI. HE ADDED THAT THE SITE IS NOT OK AS LONG AS IT IS NOT CONTRACTED TO HIS SO CALLED EXPERTS. HE SAID HE'LL DO WONDERS ON IT WITHIN SIX MONTHS. WE ARE WAITING TO SEE HIS SUPPER WEBSITE. IN THE HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY, PEOPLE BUILD ON WHAT THEY HAVE FROM SIMPLE TO COMPLEX. I PRAY THE YONG SA SUCEEDS BUT HE NEEDS TO BE TUTORED PROPERLY
Anything goes in Nigeria. The Chairman of EFCC was tactically eased out by the Federal Govt. What a shame!
Thanks EkitiFromBirth. I really beleive our man Segun Oni should talk less English and lt us have more action
Ekiti a gbe kete rin o! Yemsol couldn't have put it better. Ayo is trying to make a name for himself. He forgot he already has a name for being a brutal dictator. We should just forget about this boy and forge ahead with the task of making life better for our people who despite the cream of the educational elites in the country have very little to show for it. I beg you in the name of GOD, Governor, please don't let Fayose draw you to things that will make you forget the purpose for which you are now a Governor. Just say the words " Get ye behind me Fayose" He is a serpent and a scorpion put together. Let justice continue to take it's course in the case of Ayodele. Let him continue to mock himself and be using GOD's name in vain. Please try your best to put a smile on the faces of our people. They deserved better than they got from Ayodele. The same fate awaits anyone who you decides to go the way of Fayose and take people for granted.
Cowardly 'Yoruba leaders' increased by one. He said the prison is meant for human beings when he was at the pick of his 'glory'. But when he presented himself for questioning at the EFCC office, the 'Man of the people' CRIED. Mr. Dr. Chief Evangelist Peter Ayodele Fayose came in a motorcade of hired thugs only a week ago saying his people loves him. If that is true, then who constitutes the writers of those thousands of petitions against his handling of Ekiti finances when he was at the helm? Awo went to prison He did not cry. Same could be said of Pa Ajasin, Bola Ige, Bisi Onabanjo, Wole Soyinka, Gani Fawehinmi, Tai Solarin etc. These are our LEADERS. Ayo Fayose has just joined the ranks of Oladipo Diya, SM Afolabi and co. We are sitting with our fingers crossed.
Ayo cried? How come? Unbelievable.
I don't blame oni for allowing fayose to have his way,nobody has the monopoly of voilence,he is to secure the lifes and property of the peaceful state.But oni should not allow this to repeat itself.Odunayo is too cold in properganding the activities of the government,he should be more vibrant in information distemination.Wi temi demi, ko wi tele. please be active.
it's very unfortunate that Governor ONI should allow that criminal call AYO to enter his state the way he did. I dont blame those that welcome him there's hunger & poverty in the land , but for him he's a shameles dog that suppose to hang himself for draging himself, his family and the entire ekiti elite name which he said he belong in mud shame on him . As for Gov. ONI he should wake up leadership is not a joke nobody dare enter Ekiti the way Fayose did during his term . governorship is a serious biz.
I am just bemused by the Fayose's interview run in the Daily Sun, December 9, 2007.http://odili.net/news/source/2007/dec/9/510.html That boy called Peter Ayodele Fayose will never learn. He sees himself as people's champion and a victim. Take this for nothing Ayo, you are history and your reign in Ekiti was a disaster and a dark period that some of us pray should be erased from the history of our precious Ekitiland. You recently entered Ekiti with thugs and hooldums and proclaimed acceptability. Yes you are accepted by your likes in Ekiti. The buffoons,thieves and those who easily forget yesterday. At the peak of your arrongant and paralytic government, noone ever dared to enter your kingdom the way you did. You would have got them locked up or killed. Remember what you did to Bode George and Wole Adebayo. You are playing the innocent now as if Ekiti people are fools, we are not Mr Peter. We are intelligent people who will not buy your attempt to change history. Definitely, you have learnt nothing from your mistakes during your Hitleric and Mussolonic period in office. Now you are trying to distabilise the state by playing people against each other. Whether the election of the incubent was rigged or not is not your business. Leave the Governor to govern. If he governs like you, the power of the people and GOD will remove him like "jiga". You are a lesson to every politician. Noone is greater than GOD. You once said nobody could remove you, Will you swallow your words now? Go, go go and hide your head in shame and "enjoy" the proceeds of the the loot you took from Ekiti. Your houses in Docklands in London,your women in Braintree, Essex, England etc should be enough for you! You want to loot more abi? Ole buruku! We know you and don't play the innocent game! Some of us do not know the pedigree of the new Governor but Fayose is not the one to be having any opinion about such issues. He should be in jail rotting away or at least keep quiet. Ole buruku, omo ipanle, omo ale!
Fayose has guts Omo oko ni
Well said, Yemsol. I'm also advocating for an IT village, somewhere in Ekiti area. We can use this ground as an outsourcing valley, where we can be getting businesses from overseas: USA, Britain, Germany. We should give any IT company that is ready to invest in this area a tax holiday of 5 year! What are we gonna do about all these bright young men and women of our beloved state?
Good Day, Your Excellency, Mr. Seguun Oni. I noticed that you want to make a difference in the lives of the ordinary man in Ekiti State. I am aware and praise you for contributing your widows mite so far. Afterall you have only been at the helm for six months. Sir, before you spend too much on the obsolete equipment from economically ostracized Cuba, I will implore you to assist us in establishing a KIDNEY DISEASE TREATMENT CENTER in Ekitiland. There seems to be a need for dialysis center which will cater for all. I remember during the Fayose interregnum he donated N1m to a needy patient who needed N14m for treatment. If we can have a dialysis center we may be able to prolong, if not totally save, lives. I am also aware that some of our medics will like to specialize in organ transplant if the atmosphere calls for it. The major killers of black people today besides HIV/AIDS are heart diseases, diabetes, and Kidney diseases. If it can be established in Ekiti State, you can imagine the attraction from neighboring states. Remember that there was a governor in the old Western State who established those 'Generals'(cottage clinics), his son became a governor two decades later, just because of that. Sir this is an oppotunity for you to write your name in gold. The two major amenities that Ekitis have always wnated are good education and good health care delivery. Now that we have been enjoying good education for so long I think some light should also be shined on health care(not at the expense of good education though). Can you imagine travelling to UCH on those erosion washed, pot hole ladden roads to seek treatment? Oftentimes the patients die before getting to Akure or Ile ife. Egbe in Kogi State used to be another hospital of choice of some people but it is also too far away. To this end Mr. Governor, an Ultra Modern Hospital will not be too much for us especially with the excess money coming in on the heels of the global hike in oil prices. Thank you, Sir. I don talk ooo.
Six months into the present dispensation, I thinks it's high time we have the pictures of the members of our House of Assembly displayed on this site. Will the Web master please advise us on how many special advisers the present Chief Executive has? Are those 166 professors still planning for the take off of this administration or they have been dissolved? What is the windfall from the surge of the price of crude oil being utilized for? Is this allocation being spent on the development of the local government areas?If information is not getting to us at our local level WE WILL START TO GRUMBLE. Remember our grumble led to the fall of the Fayose administration. Mr. Governor, tell your men to inform us on what you are doing. I don't care if you go Bangladesh which is poorer than than Cuba, we want ACTION on all fronts. Excuse me, did I hear that you went to Cuba? Didn't rhe Secretary to your Government advise you about Cuba since he is addressed as an Ambassador? Here we go again. I don talk oo
Mobile shops and stores had taken over more than half of the one-way road along the Ewi's palace leaving motorists and Okada to struggle on just one lane. Please somebody had to do something.They need to go back inside the market to sell thier products.Do we ever remember the WAI spirit anymore?
Olukokoigi's comment seems to mirror people's impatience with the slow pace of work by the current administration. With all those big shots and academics assembled at the inception of this administration, I hope Mr. Segun Oni knows that all eyes are on him and dynamic progress is the only panacea to people's restlessness. We know that your administration is barely six months in office, but you can put our minds to rest by cleaning up the mess that you inherited. Mr. Oni, please let us see some impact of good government.
Thank God, I welcome myself back. I have gone home , I have seen and I can talk more now. I need to say Hi to Ayus Fayo. But for the wrong doings due to your overzealousness I will not support you. For the job done during your tenure,I give you a high five.
The Tribunals are working. The frauds are becoming jittery! Let Justice prevail.
My dear brothers and sisters, what do you think are the solutions to the problems in Ekiti and Nigeria as a whole. Sony Okosun sang "many years after independence we still find it hard to start, how long shall we be patient.....which way Nigeria''. I think those of us abroad should come together, form an association and present a joint stand on the solutions to our problems. AC and PDP memebers of the house in Ekiti should now come together to do some good work, enough is enough. If you delay hearing on the budget of the state, then you are not helping the state to move forward. Thanks My Yemsol, ekiti a gbe wa o!
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I think I share your view Mr Pope. What does Ekiti state stands to gain by the Celebration of Ekiti Day in London? C'mon Mr Governor we do not need this. What we need are gainful employment, education, modern agricultural practice, better health care delivery, and cottage industries. Remember you promised us a deviation from the past for the better. We still hold on to that promise and hope. Long live Ekiti Kete.
Happy 47th anniversary to us all. Please, let us all be on guard right from the onset. Fayose started by sending loyal house of assembly guys abroad and giving out cars to friends from Ekiti purse. If the news in circulation that Oni sent some traditional rulers to London for Ekiti day is true, then something is still wrong. The money could be used for better things in the state.Then Moses Jolayemi, (Oni's spokesman) should try and speak the truth at all times because he lied all along in his interview yesterday on Ben Tv.
We got Ekiti State through hard work, resilience and self determination. Nobody granted us what we did not desire. So NO-ONE person deserves the special praise.
Abacha should not be honoured for giving us Ekiti State. As I understand, we were not given enough money to take off! Besides, I read that, that was the condition given to us before Ekiti State can be created for us!
INCLUDE DR. OLUSOLA SARAKI IN ROLL OF HONOUR, THE LAST PERSON THAT LINK US WITH ABACHA. If you are honoring Abacha for at least given us Ekiti State. No quams. But I wish to plead to the Authority to add Dr. Olusola Saraki, who God used at the last minute to grand us State of our dreams. Prince Adetule, USA badetule@yahoo.com
HI TO ALL MEMBER OF THE STATE; AND I CONGRATULATE EVERYBOBY OF THE HAPPY INDIPENDENT, BUT PLS CREAT A WEB FOR GOV. & HIS DEPUTY SO WE CAN CHAT OR THEM. GOD BLESS U AS U DO THIS. THANKS.
Create a page for chatting with the state governor and deputy, there are people willing to give relevant informations and buusiness opportunities to the govt which will be for the benefit of our people. Just like i have one.
The news of the o.p.c invasion to ado-ekiti local goverment on 20 sept. 2007 was covered by both the press and the government,what contract had taye fasuba given to this group that demand payment.The welfare of the staffers and the visitors alike was put in danger for several hours,Are we witnessing the same plight of people in phorthacourt.Please put everything in checks and balances.NULGE decided to abandorned her members and the chairman ran to the detriment of the whole local govt.
WaleGideon, it takes a person with a formal and informal education to be a leader. Governor Oni possess both; and as such, I'm not surprised by his performance so far. I hope our "leaders" would give him a chance; and I also hope that he does not deviate from his good mission. Sincerely: Unanimous
With the way Oni is going, Ekiti state of Nigeria will be like a stone the builders reject that end up to become a corner stone, God bless Segun Oni, God bless Ekiti and God bless Naija, we in the usa are praying for you
good work god be with you all
I love everything about ekiti and i,am very proud to be ekiti indigene,the web site is lovely,please let stop vadilizing our belongings,let disagree to be agreed peacefully.ekiti state ko ni baje lato ri ra o(Ase)
Can somebody please tell me what is transparent in the Tribunal of our dear State and what INEC mean with there action ?
There is hope in Ekiti
According to this Web Page (The Guiadians: http://www.guardiannewsngr.com/breaking_news/article01 on Aug. 8th, 2007: "Police parade 11-year-old, 20 others for robbery"), I think it is wrong to parade an 11-year-old boy. This is not an adult. Yep, he could be punished (not jail-term) though. Any adult with whom this kid participated in the crime should be punished. Police should also counsel the parents of the 11-year-old kid. If they are fund culpable, then, the law should take its course. For Christ's sake, Nigerian police has better things to do, than to parade an 11-year-old boy in public!
Many Thanks to Prince of Peace that used His wisdom to restore peace to Ekiti State. It is pertinent now for the Ekitis to move forward under this new dispensation.My thanks goes to the council of Obas for their wealth of experience to resolve the mess-up. It is a bid lesson. Ekiti Agbe a oooo
Very interesting that all I could read in these notes seem to be people talking about people in government and how they are not doing well. I won't like to join in this, but I'll like to appeal to us all to be more constructive in our discussions. Tell the government the specific areas requiring attention, where and how they can improve the lots of the people. Job creation will come from good policies, friendly investment policies, making the environment in the state attractive to investors, to labour, to tourists. These are issues, to my mind, that we should be discussing. The world have moved on, but we seem to still be thinking and operating in the stone age.
This is a serious case for Ekiti people ooooo,what is happening to the elders of this State who happen to really on politics and forget about there children and grand children future. when Adedipe have spoken and let see what comes out of it, some elders are suppose to be question.He mention name and indirectly some prominient people involved,i known Nigeria will kill this story that spreed in all papers on Monday 30th July, 2007.The WABA should able to tell us something and the royal father in question.
I read with great displeasure that our state Hon Members are fighting. This healthy political developments. However, we need to sit down and resolve our differences amicably. We are one monolithic ethnic powerful group in Yoruba Nation as educated people we should lead by example. I plead the you should let us move forward. Ekiti a gbe gbogbo wa.
I hope I am not the only one who seems concerned about the stalemate in Ekitiland. If the two gladiators (AC & PDP Assemblymen) have the love of their people at heart they should shield their swords and get to work to develop our state. Tinubu is seeing to it that Lagos continues to move forward. Atiku is enjoing his loot and Obasanjo is also enjoying his illgotten wealth and affluent 'retirement'. Why do we have to hold our own people to ransom. We have been held ransom for too by others for too long. This is only the third time that we would rule ourselves, but we are allowing petty party affilliation issues to tear us apart. We had Niyi Adebayo who could not deliver like his father did. Ayo Fayose came and did whatsoever he liked leaving us battered. Now Segun Oni is being turned into a moribund helmsman. I think both parties are alike in many ways and one of the members should just switch side to save the whole state from the imbroiglio. Is it time to start our SIDDON LOOK attitude? PLEASE ELDERS HELP BREAK THE LOCKJAM IN THE STATE ASSEMBLY!
Very nice to know that people in Government listen sometimes. I had a personal hearing with a member of the previous administration to start an online project, we didn't get to the end of it, but good enough to see something got started eventually. The aim should not only be informational or discursive, but also commercial. We can revolutionalise Internet business in Nigeria, afterall, this is the fountain of knowledge, filled with highly knowledgeable people. I have no doubt that with the current crop of professionals in the current cabinet we would be able to move our state to a higher level. As one of the previous contributors suggested, involvement of Ekiti people in diaspora would be of immense benefits. We have seen a lot more, and know much more from the "more advanced and civilised" world.
DOT wrote: "More than 90% of Ekitis at home benefit from workers' salaries." This is a big problem, if 100% of the 90% that you mentioned worked for the government. It is time to fish out ghost workers, right-size the number of workers, so that more money could be spent on capital expenditures rather than reccurrent expenditures. So DOT, I think Governor Oni will do well. He has started on a good note!
Hello Segun oni. I listened to ur broadcast on the workers' strike. It seems the guy is trying to toe the line of others who believe that worker's salaries are to toyed with. More than 90% of Ekitis at home benefit from workers' salaries. He should reduce the retinue of imported advisers fast
WELL IM VERY IMPRESSED WITH THIS WEB SITE ,ACTUALLY I DIDNT KNOW THAT WILL HAVE A NICE WEB SITE LIKE THIS BUT THANKS TO THE GOOD PEOPLE OF EKITI THAT HAS THIS KIND OF KNOWLEGE AND PUT IT INTO GOOD USE FOR THE UNITY OF EKITI STATE .IN SHORT I DONT EVEN KNOW WHAT TO SAY BUT THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.THANKS TO OUR EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR AND HIS CABINET.WISH ALL MY PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD GOOD SUCCESS IN THEIR DOINGS.
On Gov. Segun Oni's sight, I googled for the site. I am fine now. You do not have to send the link. Thanks for the information though, I would have thought about searching for the site.
I did not know that Gov. Segun Oni has a personal Web site. Can Yemsol (or anyone who knows it) send me the link? Thanks. Unanimous
This forum is not for self serving individuals. If you want to congratulate the Governor you can send an e-mail to him. He still has his Segun Oni Organization website open, so you can do so there. Olori should know of a protocol to visit a dignitary since her husband is supposedly an Oba. You dont have to announce it to the whole Universe that you will be visiting the Governor when you come home. Oni is there to serve us all and you are just one of us. If your royal highness has any advise for the new administration she can give it here on this forum like we all do or send it personally though her palace staff to the Governor. I remain Your Loyal but Protesting Subject.
His Excellency Congratulations on your new post sir. I pray to God to give you wisdom and understanding to govern the people of Ekiti State. E ku ori ire naa. I will see you when i come home in August or if you are in London before then you can contact me on 07908808869, i will come down to say hi wherever you are. Congratulatutions once again. Ekiti a gbe yin o, Olori Yemysie Adewole(Nee Ajiniran)
Samueldahunsi wrote that he disagrees with Obasanjo on payment of debt. Actually, paying the debt was a good idea. The cost of servicing the debt was killing us. Since we are debt free now, Yar adua can now focus on electricity and roads, etc. Did you notice that our exchange rate is now stable? Yes, this is a combination of several things like heavy foreign reserve, bank consolidation and privatization. Governing does not end with one administration. Former President Obasanjo has set the country on a good path. It is now left for Yar adua and his administration to consolidate on the gains and move the country foward.
I beleive the major goal for any industrial development for the state is a workable program to boast steady power generation from there on small indusries will flurish, it will be easier to woe foreign investment, this is the only area where I disagree with chief Obasanjo regime, instead of stabilising electr icity and good road he chose to pay debt.Please tell me which country in the world is debt free. We need to take care of our people first, this is the main purpose of good government,it is not possible for any government to give funds to every citizen but provide avenue for people to enhance economic wellbeing,then create a taxable system that will bring money back to the government,that will let the system continue in a progressive pattern.If governor Oni can pay attention to energy development/stability he will achieve a lot.
Consider the following from: http://www.ekitinigeria.net/News/Newsfrontpage.htm#cpp (News Update): NO CONTRACT FOR OUTSIDE CONTRACTORS – ONI (13/06/07) "...adding that the state will no longer pay mobilization fees to contractors. The state will however enter into arrangement with banks to pay contractors as soon as the contractors achieved certain milestones...." And then this, From: CHINESE FIRM ENTERS PARTNERSHIP WITH EKITI (12/06/07): "...Governor Oni said the government is already developing infrastructural facilities like power generating through the micro-hydro power project, adding that four sites have already been identified for the project in the State. Engr. Segun Oni said the coming of the CCECC was as a result of the letter written to their headquarters in Beijing, about the need for investors to tap the human and materials resources in Ekiti. He announced that the United State of America will soon make its presence felt in Ekiti State and urged the people to brace-up for positive transformation in all facets...." Oh My, the sleeping giant is finally waking up. Please make una support our governor o! May God bless Ekiti State, and may God bless our beloved country, Nigeria.
we hope that the new adminstration will do much much better than the former one, so that the bad image given to the Ekiti people can be erased and we thank God for the competent hand the we have not the toronoto's
I Like dis website so much. but I appeal to Governor Segun Oni & Executive to do well in Ekiti State, because our state is small London, I use this time to beg our Governor to do well.
Hey guys let us move on.I believe Mr Oni will now settle down and invite some Ekiti sons and daughters abroad to run his cabinet to impact some changes in the state if he relies on the party members who parade him to enrich themselves then he will tred the path of his predecessors.I srongly believe that mixing cabinet staffers with local ones will produce a fruitful result. There should be accountability for public funds as we learned in civilized world.
Thanks for your observation. We'll make amends shortly. We'll put the budget on the web as soon as Finance gives the go-ahead
Web Master, on the "About US" or "Contact Us" page, you still have Brigadier Olurin as the governor or Sole Administrator. Please edit the information on that page to reflect the current administration. Thanks. Unanimous
Dear Webmaster, Does Ekiti State have a budget for the 2007 Fiscal Year? You only have the 2006 budget on your site. Are we entitled to it? If 'Yes' then "where is the beef?"
Yemsol and Alaska, my hope is that the new government will usher in a new era of prosperity. Engineer Segun Oni, if all about his profile were true (and I think it is), then, we are in for a great time. God being our helper. Perhaps, we needed a Fayose before, in order to point us to the right direction. As for the present legislators, it is nothing to write home about. They are all idiots, stupid, and you know what, no bones (at all, like Yemsol wrote)! My wish is that none of them come back.
Yensol, it is a shame. I am very sick to think that these shameless and dishonorable assembly men can represent Ekiti. I hope the in-coming members will have some dignity.
Are you talking of backbone? They don't even have no bones at all. I just read that they reversed their decision on Ajigbolamu and Aluko after Fayose 'instructed' them to do so for posterity sake. They are elastic- nay- rubber stamps. What were they thinking of when the same Fayose and his justice department cooked up allegations to incriminate these duo? Will Fayose ask them again if they would revisit his own impeachment? Any idiot can easily manipulate these set of buffoons called legislators. Are these all that ekitiland could get? Shameful bunch of craps! Anyway they have just a few more days to clown around.
BACKBONE ? A BMAN WITHOUT A SOURCE OF LIVILIHOOD?
Yep. You were right: "Ole ni gbogbo won." No backbone!
E ma dawon lohun, ole ni gbogbo won
Ekiti House of Assembly to revisit the impeachment of former DGov Aluko. It is a shame that Ekiti can only parrade these bunch of hungry and lack lustre legislators. In their four years, they drift aimlessly to and fro permanently losing touch with their assignment. They carried out the impeachment with funfare and I wonder if they will now tell us all that they were injected with sleeping drugs by Fayose. To help remove Fayose and Olujimi, they were camped in Lagos blola & co and given plenty of money and women. I am sure most of them cannot give a reasonable reason for their actions. They were actually perpetrators in the Fayose saga.
Alaska wrote: "...A situation where all parties engage in naked election rigging, none has the moral right to cry if he is outrigged!" Therefore, the election was free and fair. Let us give Engineer Oni a chance. He might perform better than the previous governors. After all, like Yemsol wrote, Osoba was thought to be God sent to Ogun State, and when Gbenga Daniel was rigged into power, he performed better than his predecessor. At least for now, let us have a civilian to civilian transition. Let us just pray for our beloved country.
HERE WE GO AGAIN. WE SHOULD NOT ALLOW OURSELVES (EKITIS) TO BE THE NIGERIAN 'POLITICAL GUINEA PIG'. WE ARE SMARTER THAN THE PEOPLE WHO ARE PLANNING TO MAKE OUR STATE THEIR BATTLE GROUND. YES WE ARE A VERY VOLATILE 'BUNCH', BUT WE ARE ALSO A VERY INTELLIGENT PEOPLE. WE WERE LAID BACK TO HAVE THE TYPE OF 'DO NOTHING' GOVERNMENT OF NIYI ADEBAYO JUST BECAUSE HIS FATHER WAS GENEROUS TOWARDS US DURING HIS REGIME IN THE OLD WESTERN STATE. AYO FAYOSE SURPASSED HIM IN PERFORMANCE AFTERALL(SUBJECT TO INDIVIDUAL ASSESSMENT) UNTIL HE STARTED TO PILFER AND WE THREW HIM OUT. NEITHER FAYEMI NOR ONI ARE POLITICAL TEST HANDS SO LET'S GIVE ONI HIS CHANCE AND I BET HE KNOWS WHAT EKITI PEOPLE CAN DO IF HE DOES NOT LIVE UP TO EXPECTATION. REMEMBER PEOPLE THOUGHT SEGUN OSOBA WAS GOD-SENT TO OGUN STATE UNTIL GBENGA DANIEL WAS RIGGED INTO POWER - HE HAS PERFORMED WELL. ALASKA YOU HAVE SAID IT WELL. GOD BLESS EKITI STATE OF NIGERIA.
A level ground entails that all parties operate under thesame conditions. A situation where all parties engage in naked election rigging, none has the moral right to cry if he is outrigged! There is a dividing line between whom you want in the Gov house and the person who scores highest in the so called election. How do you know the percentage of those Ekitis that actually prefer Fayemi who was imposed by Adebayo just as Oni was imposed by the Obasanjo group?
Awon Akuko nla Won ole jeki kekere o ko ,that is Nigeria For u ,we dont have a choice If we have a choice ; then why not fight the battle now that majority carry the vote."Olowo nsoro talaka ni ohun ni idea " AAnu Awon omo Nigeria Semi .I rest my case as well.
The results of the election announced in ekiti is not true. That was the presidents wish and not our wish,we want FAYEMI and not ONI. This is SELECTION and not ELECTION. What a shame on INEC and the whole nation. We call ourself the GIANT OF AFRICA and here we are "DABARU" election. I want to ask the president this Question:IS HE REALLY A NIGERIAN AND A GOOD LEADER? If YES,What does he want we the upcoming youths to do after his administration? Should we continue announcing fake election results as he did in EKITI,ONDO,EDO,OSUN etc We reject SEGUN ONI in ekiti state..........................
Smart move .........well done OBJ
Heard that the Hon Members were warming up to loot Ekiti Treasury. Meanwhile the presidency has placed embargo on the State accounts. Wise decision.
I have just read in Vanguard Online that Olurin has handed over to Hon. Adetope Ademiluyi. I therefore rest my case.
Are we getting conflicting news? Is Honourable Adetope Ademiluyi the new Ekiti State Acting Governor? I thought the presidency says that Olurin is still the Acting Governor. Fayose is laying claim to the throne, and so is his deputy, Olujimi. I beg o, Make una no set Ekiti on fire o.
Olurin who appointed Oni and not Ekitis election. FAYEMI was selected and funded by Tinubu. One is six and the other is half a dozen!
Yes, you should know that it is Olurin who appointed Oni and not Ekitis election. Should we fold our hands like this and allow injustice to fill our land up?
Success don't mind them. The result of the INEC is a voice of the presidency. It will be better if Mr. President just appoint the people instead of wasting our money on election. Everybody understand the polls results are quiet different from INEC result. What a shame! INEC really betrayed Nigerians.
Na waaa for Nigerians o. This kind of magomago and wuruwuru election.
Regarding Prodigal Without Base, I agree with the last writer. Having a PhD does not guarantee that the person is necessarily smart. Academic, yes (or maybe), any other way, well... "Oto ni ogbon Iwe, oto ni ogbon ibinibi." In other words, we need to separate academics from common sense. One does not need a PhD to run a state or a nation. As a matter of fact, it could become a disadvantage! Of course, one could have a PhD, and still be able to govern. It doesn't matter who runs Ekiti, inasmuch as the person can read and write, and also with a sense of purpose, determination, etc. So, if you have a PhD in whatever, please go and do research, and the rest of us with common sense will implement your findings! Well, I have decided to go for my PhD anyway (I have started, but anytime soon) Why? I just wanted to teach and create computer schools in Nigeria; give scholarships, etc. That is my contribution. If I ended up getting into politics, I will put academic aside and listen to the "voice of reason," then, act accordingly.
PRODIGAL WITHOUT BASE. That should be his name. Bayo Arowolaju may be entitled to his opinion but I hope the literary world have been following his works all the way from the USA and into Ado Ekiti, where he now seems to be based. Bayo, you are too controversial and hence Segun Oni should stay away from you if he means well for Ekiti. I remember vividly well your half baked piece on the issue of TITHES on the web. You went on ranting until the well versed clergymen on the web clipped your wings. I guess you had your Ph.D in Religion but that does not give you the right to dictate our future for us in Ekiti. It is those of you the Ph.D holder who seem not to get your acts together and has pushed us backwards in Ekiti. We have had enough of your likes. It seems your sojourn in America has not offered you much if all you can say about Fayemi(whom I don't care for anyway) is that he falsify the high school he graduated from. I don't care if he only attended a Secondary Modern School, but can he deliver? Let him be Born in KutiWeji, We shall decide at the Poll. By the way, Is this the same Arowolaju who was at OSCAS in Ikare Akoko? Mind you we know you, so you better shut your trap before we open your can of worms. A word is enough for the wise.
What exactly does Bayo Arowolaju want? On the 12th November 2006, Arowolaju a regular writer on the Nigeriaworld website who mostly dabbles into religion and politics wrote an article titled. “The governor we need in Ekiti state (part 1)” On the 19th of November 2006, he wrote the second part of the article in what seemed like a paid advert he presented the credentials of Ayo Arise who apparently was then in the race to be governor. The article, which included several photo graphs of Mr Arise on the campaign trail and quotes from Arise would make a discerning mind come to the conclusion that Arowolaju was either a paid writer or had some ulterior motives When Arise lost the primaries, Bayo Arowolaju started a subtle campaign for Segun Oni.In yet another article titled “Segun Oni Why do the heathen rage.?” He tried to justify the reasons why Segun Oni was selected as the PDP candidate. Yet this was the same man who in an earlier article titled “Prodigals in power” published on the 27th September 2006 said of the PDP. “Ekiti state is ruled by the PDP, which to me simply means PRODIGALS DESCENDANTS PARTY. This is in view of the prodigality the party has displayed from the presidency to the smallest local government under their rule in Nigeria. Like in most states under PDP, we have a prodigal son who appropriates or misappropriates the wealth of Ekiti state, which is our collective family” What has changed for Dr Arowolaju? Are his motives altruistic or is he just another mercenary? Does he subscribe to any ideology? Recently, he wrote an article titled “Fighting for the soul of Ekiti” in which he stated “Dr. Ayodele Fayose and his deputy Mrs. Biodun Olujimi were both born and bred in Ibadan , where they attended schools and spent their earlier years. And now again; Dr. Kayode Fayemi and his running mate were born and raised in Ibadan . Don’t you think that this is a bad coincidence?” What does someone’s place of birth have to do with ability to govern? Yet this same man lays claims to a Phd. The most recent article of Arowolaju goes as far as accusing Fayemi of not stating a school he attended on his CV It states that Fayemi failed his school certificate and went to retake in Ibadan. How low will a man stoop? What does Bayo Arowojolu who was writing from the US before the election now writing from Ado-Ekiti want from Segun Oni? I will advise Segun Oni if he wins the election to beware of this man as he seems to be seeking an appointment and does not have anything to offer. Perhaps the man is fed up of life in the US .
P.J.O. Dabby wrote: "When Adebayo was in government, Ekiti was perpetually in deficit because he is of the opposition. Teachers, Civil Servants and Contractors were rarely paid because there was not enough to take care of recurrent expenditures not to talk of capital expenditures. But the case was different during Fayose. The only problem was that Fayose lacked the basic insight into what governance was all about. Today, flag bearers of parties that are promising us massive employment etc should know that without massive infrastructural development, foreign direct investment, and massive investment in agriculture, no jobs will be created and the economic emancipation they are talking about will only be a mirage. The question they should answer truly is how they will raise the required funding for all these promises being an opposing government." Are you saying that, the Federal Government deliberately withhold funds from Adebayo? What I am reading is, if you an ANPP or AD, you would not get any money from the Federal Government, but if you are in PDP, you are likely to get more fund. If this is the case, we don't need any opposition party. Perhaps, PDP should win at all levels. And as such, money can be allocated accordingly, without any prejudice. To me though, regardless of the party to which Ekiti voted for, it takes good leadership at the state legislative and executive level to make things happen. We need a leader who would run our state like business enterprise.
EKITI AT THE CENTER I have watched with interest the political development in Ekiti so far. And by all standards it’s getting interesting by the day. Allegations upon allegation many of them unsubstantiated. Majority catching in on opportunities presented by innocent opponents, in most cases spurious and lacking in creativity. But one thing is certain, on the 14th of this month barely eight days away, a new governor will emerge in Ekiti. And I am praying that Ekiti will make the right choice. All Ekitis must think deep before going to the polls on Saturday. We must sincerely ask ourselves why we are where we are. For all intent and purposes, the political history and antecedent of the Ekitis has always tilted towards being in opposition. We have only once in our history been aligned with the center and unfortunately the leadership of Ekiti (embodied by Fayose and his gang) had no real vision for the state, thereby, our lives were not bettered. Now, another unique opportunity is staring us in the face. Ekiti must therefore as a matter of priority employ common sense and a strategy that works in making the next choice. That strategy must be based on the premise that we “will be better off staying with the central government”. Chikena! Though one is relieved to know that those presenting themselves now for the office of Governor at least from the two leading parties, are perceived to have the potential of delivering some dividends if elected, and given a conducive working environment based on their background and track records, but the truth remains that Ekiti cannot wait any longer to fast track its development. Going through Ekiti, it is conspicuous that poverty is entrenched in the land. Even though we are located in a hilly environment, Ekiti has remained in the valley of development. Therefore what Ekiti strategy should be at this time is not to alienate itself again but remain at the center and DEMAND for her development from the center. An opposition government will find it hard getting the required results. Ekitis should realize by now that we are the least empowered in Nigeria. And this is borne out of our uncompromising nature (Agidi) which we are renowned for. Ekiti of today requires the empowerment of its sons and daughters and being in opposition will never empower us. Ekiti requires massive infrastructural development. Being in opposition will not yield the funds required for these infrastructures. Our internally generated revenue is the least in the federation and will not cover the gap. Ekiti requires massive foreign direct investment in agriculture and allied services. Being in opposition will not make us attractive to the needed investors as any government at the center will take care of its own first. The eight point agenda of the MDG’s are easily attainable if we align with the center and we have a leader who is creative enough to pursue a global development plan that will launch structural and human capital development in Ekiti. Ekiti, let our strategy for development be without borders. Let us see how much we can gain by belonging to the center and let us net it off what we will loose by being in opposition and you will see that the difference will be amazing. When Adebayo was in government, Ekiti was perpetually in deficit because he is of the opposition. Teachers, Civil Servants and Contractors were rarely paid because there was not enough to take care of recurrent expenditures not to talk of capital expenditures. But the case was different during Fayose. The only problem was that Fayose lacked the basic insight into what governance was all about. Today, flag bearers of parties that are promising us massive employment etc should know that without massive infrastructural development, foreign direct investment, and massive investment in agriculture, no jobs will be created and the economic emancipation they are talking about will only be a mirage. The question they should answer truly is how they will raise the required funding for all these promises being an opposing government. Ekiti must throw sentiments out of the window now and do the most practical thing. Another four years in opposition will have done an incalculable damage to our growth potentials. Ekiti. The center we must remain. Hin sere o. Signed: P.J.O. Dabby Ogbontitun, Ikoro Ekiti.
Mr. Akin Oluwaleye wrote about many things that could be done to improve the lives of people. They are great, if they can be implemented. If I were to be elected as a governor of Ekiti state, I will focus on three things and nothing else: (1). Independent electric power supplies. (2) Pipe born water (not bore holes, the new naem for kanga), (3) Motorable roads. The effects of the above mentioned initiative will cascade into other areas of life. I will implement the above items in the order indicated. Our people are very enterprising. Let us make electric power constant and see how other things will just start fixing itself.
THE WEB SITE IS FANTASTIC. IT IS MUCH EASIER TO SHOW MY KIDS, WHO HAVE NEVER BEEN TO NIGERIA THEIR ROOTS . SO PLEASE KEEP THE FLAG FLYING.
The Office of the Governor of Ekiti State is not an Office for Pleasure. The dearth of issues as usual has been the bane of the current political campaigns in Nigeria. What has largely characterized debates and campaign rallies so far is one candidate/ Political Party pointing accusing fingers at the failures of the incumbent or opposing Party not minding that they have never been in that position before to know why those failures or shortcomings occurred and alternative to this finger pointing is absolute silence. In Lagos for instance, the opportunity presented by the two live debates has simply debunked the capacity of most of the candidates to fulfill their promises pasted on our walls and to govern from the Alausa Round House. By now, I reckon Lagosians like me are fully aware of the few that understand the issues in Lagos and potentially have the capacity to deliver on their promises to take Lagos beyond what we have now. We are also aware of those who for the sake of scoring cheap political points will make Lagos a living hell for residents when they dismantle existing and working social service structures. Likewise in my home state, Ekiti, I have followed keenly the promises being made by the candidates. What you find mostly are politicians / candidates who are bereft of ideas and the basic understanding of what it means to govern their immediate communities. What showed clearly at the recent debate organized by The Nation Newspapers is that we are still accommodating politicians who are aspiring just for the sake of aspiration. Many of the candidates simply don’t know what it means to provide Leadership and consequently have nothing to sell apart from their posters and radio Jingles. This is dangerous. In fact I was stupefied when one said the only thing he has to offer is his experience. Asked what experience? He claimed he was an Ex-caretaker Chairman of a Local Government in the state. Common gentlemen, this is 2007, are we no longer in a “Global Knowledge Economy? You can’t bamboozle us anymore, I make bold to say that Ekiti in 2007 is bigger than that kind of experience. Driving through Ado Ekiti same day I saw a billboard promising Ekiti Railways, Haba! Oga, is this our priority now? This is Ludicrous to say the least. Must we make promises just for lack of something to say? In all of this, the manifesto that really struck me was the one presented by Engr. Segun Oni of the PDP. And as I believe, if truly you want to transform a people and their economy, then your programmes must be People centric, simple to understand and easy to follow. This will quickly help Buy-In by the people when you take the reins of power. With his unique selling propositions spelt out as Education, Enterprise and Development which to me are clear and unambiguous he went on to break down these promises into logical understandable programmes and schemes that really focuses on the needs of Ekiti People. His agenda for the state can simply be summed up as one of empowerment. One promise that tickles my fancy most is the N100m Micro Credit Scheme Per Local Government per annum. To me, this is real grassroots empowerment. And if this is managed well, then the multiplier effect of injecting N6.4bn in four years at the micro strata can best be imagined in a state like Ekiti. Think of the growth in the standard of living, increase in per capita income, increase in internally generated revenue, Employment etc. This scheme, as simple as it sounds is the heart of the matter. The seed of development which if sown will grow the economy of the sate quickly and vertically. Secondly, If Ekiti must surpass the target of meeting the Eight Millennium Development Goals by 2015, then, this is the appropriate vehicle to use. The scheme will help Eradicate Poverty, help enrolment for universal primary education, empower women, reduce child mortality, improve maternal health, help combat HIV / AID, Malaria etc, ensure environmental sustainability and help build a framework for global partnerships, you can simply tag it “Gbogboounise” Without any sentiments, my conviction is that Engr. Oni and his team clearly understand the terrain they want to govern and the dynamics it takes to turn it around. The Office of the Governor of Ekiti State is not an office for pleasure. We need people that clearly understand the issues and have the requisite solutions to offer. We need people who will work hard from their first day in office, tirelessly focused on the realities, initiating and managing change. And like his slogan said “ Segun Oni de…Irewolede I am persuaded that Ekiti aligned with the center and led by such astute managers will be unstoppable in giving the people of Ekiti the true dividends of democracy. The former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said; "We will have time to reach the Millennium Development Goals – worldwide and in most, or even all, individual countries – but only if we break with business as usual. We cannot win overnight. Success will require sustained action across the entire decade between now and the deadline. It takes time to train the teachers, nurses and engineers; to build the roads, schools and hospitals; to grow the small and large businesses able to create the jobs and income needed. So we must start now. Ekiti must start now. Let us all, drop our sentiments, let us call a spade a spade and get it right this once, let us put the man with the ideas and the passion in position and posterity will never forget the good deed. Akin Oluwaleye akin@omomi.org
Interview at Ekiti Civil Servic again. Banköole is trying to destroy the bridge after crossing it. It is a shame
Ekiti PDP guber candidate escapes assassination By Our Correspondent - 13.03.2007 THE campaign team of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP’s) governorship candidate in Ekiti State, Engineer Segun Oni, was on Monday evening attacked by unidentified people at Iyin Ekiti, the hometown of ex-governor Niyi Adebayo.
In the Tribune (Online) of March 12th, 2007, titled, "We’re touched by OBJ’s new concern for Atiku - Turaki Vanguard." Turaki Vanguard said that, "...vice president was flown abroad because both the Aso Rock Clinic and the National Hospital, where Atiku was initially treated, did not have the equipment to handle the vice president’s case." What can Aso Rock Clinic or National Hospital handle? With all the money at our disposal, Nigeria (Fed Govt or State Govt) should be able to buy any medical equipments necessary for tendon's surgery! Perhaps all the money being stolen could be put together to build a befitting hospital.
Dear Mr U. Please don't get me wrong. I am all for the economic emancipation of my people. I have always wanted to be an enterpreneur all my life. Why would I not support an enterprising Ekiti Man? I will support him if he is going to invest his 'hard earned' resources in the Ekiti Economy. I am tired of going to Ibadan or Lagos to buy wares or items that I will need to have a meaningful life When I live over 200 miles away. Do you know how many people have died when they have to travel to Ibadan to buy a mere machete for use on their farm? My grouse with the moneybags is that they live in Nigeria and still maintain homes in foreign countries where they might live for a maximum cummulative 90days a year. They may still have to pay mortgages and property taxes on the so called vacation homes. And yet these people will refuse to pay tenement rates on their homes in Nigeria. When they are asked for taxes they might use their influence on the lowly paid officials who might get fired, tranfered or even bribed to fake documents for them. If these people pay their dues to the community, the money will go into circulation providing employment for people and at the same time he or she will also be making profit or returns on his investment. The population of Ekitiland can oil any well thought out investment. Look at chief Afe Babalola, whom I respect very much for example. This man claimed that he single handedly spent over 75million Naira for the take off of Ekiti state. Although it is his money and I cannot tell him how to spend it, but can you imagine what 75million will do to the economic base of Ado Ekiti if it is well invested. If he had set such example, can you imagine how many people could have followed his example amongst the citizenry? Ekiti people are smart and enterpreneural but we tend not to always support each other and this is the base of our economic backwardness. In conclusion, Mr. U I wish you the best in that project. Bassey and company says "to be a millionaire think like a millionaire. Stay Blessed.
hello sir,for the past 2 months we've been living in darkness in our area (araromi police post area) owing to transformer fact. the transformer given to us by the past government wasn't released ontime as a result of this we've being in darkness. sir,i want to plead on behalf of the landlord assocciation of araromi police post that our transformer should be urgently released.we shall be happy if our request is granted.thanks
Yemsol: It looks like we need to be smarter like people from Ogun State. The other day, I was discussing some good stuff in Web programming with a friend from Ogun State. The topic was centered on AJAX. As Wiki defines it, "Ajax, shorthand for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML, is a web development technique for creating interactive web applications." This is not a new technology per se. It is an assembly of JavaScripts and XML implemented in such a way to make Web application looks like a regular desktop. In other words, rather than download each page, whenever you are on the Internet, especially, if it has to do with database retrieval, the information is rendered to you in a flash! But guess what, this fellow was already thinking about how he can make money out of it. He even has solicited for contract, claiming to know how to develop systems, yet he is a rookie! To be honest, he asked if I could assist him in creating applications for him, to which I declined. I don't just have the time. At present, I worked (for US local government) at least 10 hours a day, and had to contend with other family issues. Thereafter, I said to myself, if this guy could have the same experience that I have now, he would probably be a millionaire. It appears we lay too much on academic without looking into how we can actually implement it to our benefit. Based upon what this guy (the Ogun State man) said, I started thinking about establishing a private company back home, and grow from there. There is more to education than just academic. I think we need to start thinking like business men/women
Hmmmmm Femi, I will just like to see Ekiti set the pace for a better Nigeria, especially since we are the most homogenous and enlightened (academically) state in the country. We have always been poor but contented. If every politician is a klepto then I will rest my case right here and just siddon look. Call it frustration or anything you like, I am only sorry for the generations coming behind us. We fought for South Africa to be free only to become huers of wood and drawers of water in Pretoria after their independence. Do you know that Nigerians are looked down upon all over the world just because of these people who called themselves our leaders. I was unlucky to run across two of the officials in Ayo Fayose's Government who were looking for job recently in my neighborhood. If they did well for our state, will they be seeking employment in another man's land shortly after being kicked out of the only gold mine they know?
Re: Mr. Unanimous - That gaffe on the part of the Sole Administrator is grave. We are talking of a state that has no commissioners nor other political administrators and only to have its local governments dissolved. Common, this man, no matter how smart he is, can not govern Ijan Ekiti effectively from Ado- Ekiti talk less of the whole state. But if that is how WE WANT IT orIT HAS TO BE, then I will do what I do best these days - siddon look oooooooo.
Yemsol, Nigerian politics is not what you think it is. With the level of poverty in Ekiti today the people are more concerned about immediate gains A political party without finances will never see the light of the day If such a party present an angel as their candidate no one will vote for the party The emergence of Fayose in Ekiti was as a result of the failure of the government of the day on one hand and poverty on the other hand. Tinubu and Adebayo are richer than all the people mentioned in your write up put together Tinubu is a governor who has stretched his influence to every corner of the south-west Lam Adesina , Osoba and Adebayo all cue behind him and see him as the leader of the AC in the southwest. Do not forget he is able to disburse/dispense patronage. You call PDP kleptocrats .Is Adebayo not a kleptocrat? What of Tinubu is he not a kleptocrat what of Lam Adesina is he not a kleptocrat? The major parties in Nigeria all have kleptocrats .on their membership registers. The non-achievers who found themselves in power are the kleptocrats in Ekiti. The Fayoses, Olujimis, Alofes, Olayisades,Okondos etc but things are changing Look at the candidates for the Senate for example-: Ayo Arise,(Ekiti North) Folurusho Kila(Ekiti Central) and Sola Akinyede(Ekiti South) which one among them is a kleptocrat? On the national level you have the El rufais, Oby Okwesili etc are they kleptocrats as well ? The truth as you will soon find out is that a political party in the present day Nigeria is nothing but a platform. Adebayo won on the platform of the AD.in 1998. Is he a progressive or was he even ever one? He contested against Chief SK Babalola a former commissioner under Ajasin with known and impeccable progressive antecedents yet Babalola lost?. Adebayo was an Abacha politician aspiring to be governor on the platform of the UNCP(which was expected to win) when the Adeyeyes and NADECO where fighting Abacha.. As soon as Abacha died, he moved into the AD a party full of politicians with strong progressive antecedents who refused to participate in Abacha’s transition. Interestingly, another progressive under an Abacha politician in a so-called progressive party. In Osun Omisore was to emerge when Bola Ige refused and decided that his former SSG Chief Akande would be the candidate and so it was. Omisore was simply told to wait He later became deputy. Chief Babalola thought this would happen in Ekiti but the leaders just folded their arms .So in annoyance Babalola left for the PDP. does that make Adebayo more of a progressive than Chief SK? Ask any of the NADECO leaders the Fasanmis ,Adebanjos etc what they now think of Adebayo? By the way who would you like to be governor (not neccesary a candidate now?) PS the Fayose group in PDP have now moved into the ANPP.
Yemsol wrote: '"OLURIN APOLOGIZED FOR THE DISSOLUTION OF EKITI LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCILS". In a civilized society Our Dear Sole Administrator would have resigned, when he was caught with 'illegality' by the National Assembly.' Not necessarily so. Should every leader resign because they made some mistakes? In the US, presidents (not President Bush) have apologized for one thing or the other and they didn't resign. President Nixon is an exception though; he would have stayed the cause, if he were not forced to resign. Recall that great leaders are usually stubborn. But posterity always judge them, when they leave. At least for now, we have peace in Ekiti.
Femi, Thank you for your promptness in trying to explain why Paul Alabi would cross to PDP. To you his decision may be noble enough but I do not see him as someone that I can look up to for the fulfilment of our aspirations in Ekitiland. We all view issues from different angles and that is why I am so surprised that Ahmed Tinubu can come all the way from Lagos to rig elections in our backyard. With the calibre of people you mentioned in your piece, who then is Tinubu? He was even not yet born when Pa Oguntuase had been playing politics with the likes of Akintola, Awolowo, Adelabu and the Azikiwes of the world. If these people are into anything good for Ekiti, they should all come behind the vociferous and brave man like Femi Falana or fight hard for Ayo Arise. Mind you I don't know these two gladiators whatsoever. But what is it that all these former comissioners want again that could make them to go the way of the kleptocrats in the PDP? Oluwasanmi alone can deliver all the votes in Ode- Ekiti for any party he joins and the same can be said of most of the others who are upset about the primaries in PDP and those other parties. Well, Femi, Thank you again while I will contnue to SIDDON LOOK OOOOOOOO.
yemsol and alaska it is easy for you to say Alabi has no ideology and conscience. Tinubu and Adebayo who decided that the ticket will go to fayemi are the ones that do not have any ideology and conscience. The primaries were rigged in favour of Fayemi. People like Chief Ayo Arise, Prince Dayo Adeyeye a former NADECO chieftain; former Provost of College of Education, Ikere Ekiti, Dr. Afolabi Popoola,the former Secretary to the State Government under Adebaayo, Chief Afolabi Ojuawo,Pa Oguntuase a ninety-six-year old man who joined the Action Group (AG) in 1954, Chief George Akosile, who has been the AD chairman for almost eight years, Chief Alonge, who was the deputy chairman and Chief Babatunde, who was a commissioner under Ajasin ,Prof Oluwasanmi a former commisioner of health all left the AC. Do they all lack ideology and conscience?Take the pains to find out what actually transpired before casting a stone.It is wrong to jump to conclusions without knowning all the facts.
"OLURIN APOLOGIZED FOR THE DISSOLUTION OF EKITI LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCILS". In a civilized society Our Dear Sole Administrator would have resigned, when he was caught with 'illegality' by the National Assembly. This is why we need education in whatever field we venture into. Shouldn't the Sole Administrator have fired his Attorney General who probably didn't advise him on the legality or otherwise of his action and hence save Olurin from the ridicle of the Members of the National Assembly? With such a stupid gaffe I think Afe Babalola, a legal eagle himself, made not be calling the shots in Ekitiland afterall. Siddon look ooooo.
honestly I advise Ekitis to wake up from their present state of stupor just before it is too late.
EKITIS SHOULD WAKE UP FROM THEIR STATE OF STUPOR JUST BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE
Just look at all the aspirants to the guber seat. Each is looking for any forum to get that sit at all costs. None is focussing on any manifesto marketing. You could hardly point to any achievement of any of them within Ekiti in the past. Some, like the PDP and AC candidates, are Godfather imposed on their party. Ekiti needs a lot of prayers if it will not move from frying pan to fire!
Hi guys.It is good to be back
Alaska, You think it's a shame for Paul Alabi, right? That is the decadence in our society. This buffoons has turned service to the people into business ventures. They the educated 'motor touts' of the present day Nigeria. It should be our collective responsibility to show them the door by enlightening our electorates. Politicians without ideology and conscience are not welcome in Ekitiland. How I wish someone can can just checkmate these parasites of our people.
I agree with Unanimous that things are different in US where the electorate is sacred. In Naija, it's a different story. Did you hear that our former D.Gov for four years recently decamped from AC to PDP when he lost the Guber primaries in AC? Shame
Alaska wrote: Dear Funmi, Did you hear that the Post of Deputy Gubanatorial candidate was decided at Ewi's palace by Afe and co not by the Ekitis." It doesn't matter who decides who. Even in the US, some people pressure candidates to select their deputies from their own choice of people. It is up to the electorate to vote the candidates into power. However, in the case of our dear Nigeria, it is a different story. Why? They rig, and rig, A N D rig!
Dear Funmi, Did you hear that the Post of Deputy Gubanatorial candidate was decided at Ewi's palace by Afe and co not by the Ekitis
Hello Alaska, why do u say Afe Babalola is the one dictating who get who in ekiti state now? I would like u to justify ur point.
The presidency denies Atiku to ride in the presidential jet, according to: http://allafrica.com/stories/200701291134.html What would you do, if you were the president, considering the current relationship between them? Atiku can no longer be trusted. And as such, if I were the president, I would do the same thing. Nevertheless, I did not like the current ongoing fights between the president and his no 2 man. May God help Nigeria.
Afe Babalola is definitely a Godfather now. He dictates who gets what in the emergency rule now in Ekiti thanks to the absence of the emperor
I think Afe Babalola, eventhough, he is a bourgoise but he is also a philathropist who doesn't blow his own trumpet. I think he still has a lot of 'ekitiness' in him and knows what his people wants and needs. However,Who is Tinubu to install a leader for us? Abi, make we open book for am? He cannot come to Ekitiland to be a kingmaker. Lagosians will not allow an Ekitiman to choose their Governor for them. But talking very seriously, Ekiti people will get or choose the type of Governor that they deserve. We got Fayose in order to be wiser, and we are now wiser. SIDDON LOOK ooooooo. Hmmmmmmm.
hopefully a new breed of rulers - A choice between Mr Oni and Dr Fayemi . Oni a choice of the PDP elders led by Afe Babalola and Fayemi a choice of Tinubu and Adebayo who do you think will make a better Godfather
Yemsol wrote: "Females have always been more in numbers than males except only in Nigeria per the just released census figures." Yep. It is only in Nigeria that women's' life expectancy is lower than men. Besides, does it mean that women are more of a risk taker than men in Nigeria? Like I wrote earlier, it is time for us to break up.
Although I do not have an answer to the often disparity in the nation's headcount, I cannot but suggest an idea; if the powers that be can effect it, then, good for the country. Education is compulsory in Nigeria, right. All kids in the in JSS1 will be 18 by the time they graduate high school, right. And the qualifying age for the enumeration is 18, thank God. Then do another head count in 6 years by keeping the data of those kids and the homes they come from. (2) Let every state in the federation generate their own revenue. At least, it is the numbers of people in a community that will determine the amount of Flat rate Taxes so collected. Now it is these numbers also that will determine how much money that the Federal Government will allocate to the states. Additional taxes can be earned by the states through the Corporates Taxes or jangali so collected. And when the Federal elections come up, we will have an idea of how many votes might be coming from each state. About Five years ago the United Nations esimated the population of Lagos to be between 12 and 15 million, how could it have suddenly dropped
