WHO ARE THE PROBLEMS OF NIGERIA?

This is a very simple question which many will like to answer as it is. but we need to look into this issue with more prudence. who are the problems of Nigeria? is it the government? or the people of Nigeria?
Whenever any small thing happens, the song of the people is always 'government cause am'. but indeed, do the government caused our problems as Nigerian? then who is the government? you or me? spirit or human? God or the devil?
this is a very simple question with simple answer: the people which comprises me and you constituted the government.
so if you say that the government are the problems of Nigeria, then you are saying that you and i are the problems of Nigeria which is the real answer; although many of us do not see it this way.

LET'S analysed it together. when a road within our vicinity got roughened or bad, everyone keeps shouting government. tell me, who are those living near that road, the government or you? that is the number one illustration. WHEN the government constructed a road and all you knew how to do is to keep on pouring dirty water on it, dirtying it and boring in it, you, thereby creating holes that could be expanded by rain water. this in the presence of flood could expand to a great potholes which could lead to gully erosion.
Now when such began to happen, it is a thing that everybody in such street could contribute some money or the other to repair every damage, but you see, they are all waiting on the government to come and do it for them. as times goes by such if neglected could endager the whole of that area, as we all knew, a sticth in time saves nine.
you don't need to wait on any government on what you knew you could do. LEAVE the hard part for the government to tackle.

also look at our rich men today, they don't want the money to leave their domain and they are not ready to use it to help someone. i would suggest that the government set up a law for all the industries and investors in the country. IF YOU WANT TO INVEST IN MY COUNTRY, PER MONTH YOU WILL EITHER BE PAYING SOME CERTAIN AMOUNT TO CERTAIN BODY OR YOU MUST SPONSOR A SECTOR IN THE COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAM.
this will give rooms for foreign investors to invest in NIGERIAN AND NOT ONLY IN NIGERIA. and this will also lessoned the burden on the government.

i must confess, we are the problems of Nigeria and we are also the solution to the problems of Nigeria.

government cannot do everything, so we need investors to help them out.

MIND YOU, THE GOVERNMENT ALSO IS NOT ALSO LEFT OUT IN THIS BLAME, FOR IT TAKES TWO TO TANGO. why should our government be selling all those goods that could have generate a lot of employment opportunity for our youth to the foreigners. i heard sometime that some gold were discovered in the north, but my greatest surprise was that the government of then decided to export that gold to Europe, i now thought it within me that if instead of taking it abroad we bring down investors to come and build industries here, may be some of our youth could have been employed.
also why should a reasonable government be looting the people's money abroad? NOT LESS THAN 4 GOVERNORS WERE CONVICTED OF THIS SAME CRIME BETWEEN YEAR 2005-2007 STARTING FROM ALAMIESIEGHA OF BAYELSA STATE, TO AYO FAYOSE OF EKITI STATE. our presidents are not also left out.
IN preparation for the 2007 election, in 2003, it was reported that BABANGIDA BUDGETTED $6BILLION. for what? for the 2007 poll. IF Such money is used on the educational sector of the country, may be our universities could have gained respect, may be we could have more than enough universities instead of this insufficient 89 universities.
if such money is used on our sport sector, may be Nigeria could have win the world cup, or may be we could have been the best sporting Nation in the previous olympics in beijing. what a government indeed.
BABANGIDA ISN'T THE ONLY ONE ON THIS, IT IS LIKE A CULTURE TO ALL OUR PAST AND PRESENT PRESIDENTS IN NIGERIA.
ALSO, WHY SOULD WE HAVE TO BE ABANDONING MOST OF THOSE THINGS WE COULD HAVE MODIFIED JUST BECAUSE WE WANT NEW THINGS TO TAKE THEIR PLACE?
this reminds me of those time when we were still using those record plates or cd and catridge, at the emergence of VHS those two go to an extinct in Nigeria. at the emergence of VCD, VHS was becoming obsolete again, and at the emanation of DVD, VHS become extinct while VCD is becoming obsolete again. why do all these have to be so?
we have capable engineers in this nation who could turn all those thing into something more modern to the extent that even the white will admire it. but we are wasting too much resources.
our VANDALIZERS are also not left out, as the government is building something, so also our youth are VITUATING it. a lot of pipelines have been vandalised, our power stations is not also left out in this attack.
you see, everybody is a mess, both the government and its citizens are the problems of their own Nation.
as one tries to build it as a nation, so the other are saying NO WAY!!!

WHAT A NATION!!!

PROBLEMS OF NIGERIAN POLITICAL SYSTEM

LOOKING at the Number of Parties Nigeria alone has, one may conclude that everybody want to rule. this create room for disunity among us.
looking at the 2007 polls, close to about three politicians were reported killed. this was as a result of the fact that everyone wants to rule.

one of the deceased of whose name we all knew to be Funsho Williams was stabbed straight in the heart even in his own home.
the police play their fake role by anouncing a huge amount of money for anybody who could help trace anything to convict the killer. they too knew that nobody would come out to declare such or acclaim himself as the doer of the phenomenon.

the same thing happens in Ekiti state where Ayo Daramola, a Gubernatorial aspirant of PDP was also killed like an ordinary goat.
this thing keeps on occuring in Nigeria and seeing this, one may conclude that there is in fact No security in the Nation.

it has been happening since, even from the days of General Murtala Mohammed, enroute the days of Chief Justice Bola Ige. Nobody do anythiing.

Godfatherism is not also left out. 'i will help you to attain the position, but once you got there, any allocation by the government, i shall take at least 40%'. When you alone took 40% out of the money that belongs to the whole state, How can the people enjoy the dividends of the government. An example was the case of Governor Rasheed Ladoja and his Godfather, Lamidi Adedibu.
the governor when he could no longer bear the burden decided to stop the mentality which leads to his impeachment as the governor of Oyo state for his deputy to take his place.

this was a clear evidence that if the Nation had been practising Let's say two party system, maybe, Elections could have been fairer than those of the advanced Nations of the world Like USA, Great Britain etc.

Imagine a nation having close to about 52 political parties? how can such unite?
i am sure everybody would be looking for how he could rule rather than supporting others.

if Nigeria could change to at least 5 parties system, i know that this nation will experience political stability.

IS YARADUA EFFECTIVE?

looking at the shame bewailing the nation presently one may asked whether the president is the right messiah of our time.

the regime of the previous administration were lambasted as a result of what the pessimist called failure of the government.

when Yaradua mounted the throne the first gold came to Nigeria through our under 17 soccer team when they defeated Spain 3-0 to rule the world.
every body begin to say: 'the combination of Yaradua which they term yara adua; meaning: the house of prayer; and goodluck' will wrought wonders and surpassed the records of the previous administration.

but as time goes by one discovers that the president is like a productive but uneffective leader.

looking at our power sector, everything was like going from better(as in the previous administration) to worst. previously, i do not lay the blame on the president because of our youths which are vandalisig the government properties.
but the true picture of Yaradua was made know when the teachers embark on strikes.
as if there is no government, i was surprised to see that Mr. president do not even act as if he knows something about it.

He did not give an order for the teacher to go back to school, neither did he respond to their needs.

this was unlike the previous administration, where the government keeps on increasing the fuel price. as the government increases it then, so the workers embark on strike, the president knowing fully well that the education of its children is at stake would reduce it a little bit at least for them to go back to school. he(the previous president) could go to any lenght to call off any strike and we all know it, the salary of the teacher were eventually increased.
this was an active government who cares about the well being of his people. although was imposing on them to make sacrifices with the hope that every resources generated would be use effectively. power was not as bad neither the water section of the economy. the education sector was not left out.

unlike the present administration.

this could make one to ask whether YARADUA IS EFFECTIVE OR NOT.

WILL NAIRA EVER SUBDUE DOLLAR?

this is a very great question with complex answer as well.
previously from the outset of Nigeria development, it was know that the highest denomination happened to be one Naira of which the picture is displayed here:

this money today seems to be of no value, yet while it was reigning, it could buy what today's one thousand Naira cannot buy.
the next to it being the fifty kobo of which picture i displayed here:

these money were later abandoned and cancel in the public although not in banks.
since then, the one Naira which was equivalence to one dollar and 0.5 pounds became so down that presently about 380 Naira makes a dollar. what a shame!

as a result of these the CBN governor decided to effect changes by bringing in the issue of Naira denomination, but was later antagonised and the processed abandoned.

the report was made public in this report:The quantity of Naira notes that Nigerians must carry in their pockets to pay for simple transactions is set to crash next year when a 100 naira note is redenominated to one naira under a plan unveiled by the Central Bank of Nigeria [CBN] yesterday.

The apex bank said two zeros will be removed from the value of each existing currency denomination, so that N1000 becomes N10 while the value of the current N500 note will plummet to N5.


Speaking at a ceremony in Abuja to unveil what CBN called "The new strategic focus on the Naira", its Governor Prof Charles Chukwuma Soludo said this act would restore the value of the naira close to what it was in the early 1980's.

He said with the new policy, which takes effect from August 1, next year, the naira's value to a dollar would change to N1.25k, as against the current exchange rate of N125 to the dollar.

Soludo said, "We intend to restructure the entire currency by dropping two zeroes or moving two decimal points to the left from the currency, and issuing more coin denominations. This would entail a total currency exchange and phasing-out of all the existing denominations from August 1, 2008. Effectively, at the current exchange rate, this policy would mean that the Naira to US dollar exchange rate would be around Nl.25 to US$1 then. All Naira assets, prices and contracts will be re-denominated by dropping two zeroes or two decimal points to the left with effect from this date."

He said with the currency reform, the N1000, N500, N200, N100, and N50 notes would all be phased out and the N20 would be the highest paper denomination. "Effectively, our plan will restore the value of the Naira (in the short-term) close to what it was in 1985, before the commencement of the Structural Adjustment Programme (SAP) in 1986," he said. "Re-denomination and re-introduction of totally new currency structure (notes and coins) following the progress so far with other reforms and the enabling conditions in the economy today are designed to better anchor inflationary expectations, strengthen public confidence in the Naira, make for easier conversion to other currencies, reverse tendency for currency substitution, eliminate higher denomination notes with lower value, reduce the cost of production, distribution and processing of currency, promote the usage of coins and thus a more efficient pricing and payments system, and lay the foundation for the convertibility of the Naira as well as make it the 'Reference currency' in Africa," Soludo also said.

Under the new currency structure, naira notes will only come in 50 kobo, 1 Naira, 5 Naira, 10 Naira and 20 Naira denominations, while the coins would come in 1 kobo, 2 kobo, 5 kobo, 10 kobo and 20 kobo denominations.

The CBN chief said the new policy, which is also part of the financial sector reforms, will make the naira the currency of choice in Africa, and that great efforts would be made at ensuring the stability of the naira and making sure that it integrates globally with other major currencies of the world. He said three measures would be taken to ensure that the currency redenomination is effective. They are, adoption of a policy to focus greatly on minimising inflation in the country, sharing of part of the country's Federation Account Allocation to the federal and state governments in dollars; as well as "Current Account Liberalization/Convertibility and Accession to Article VIII of the IMP."
Under the first measure, the bank would ensure as a matter of priority that inflation was minimised so that the value of the naira remains stable. "The CBN will adopt inflation target as the nominal anchor for monetary policy with effect from January 1, 2009. Low and stable inflation will be our monetary policy's primary long term goal." The second measure, he said, entails distributing part of the country's federation account allocation to the federal government and the states in dollars as a way of controlling excess liquidity which can often cause inflation. The third measure, on the other hand, will be liberalisation of current accounts: "This would entail that Nigeria eliminates all restrictions on current account transactions, and accession to Article VIII of the IMP means that the policy is not easily reversible," he said.
According to Soludo, the currency reform is not a strange occurrence in the world as many countries have done it in the past while others are currently doing it. "Several countries in the world have undertaken currency re-denomination at various times and for different reasons, including: Afghanistan (2002); Germany (1923, 1948); Argentina (1970; 1983; 1985; 1992); Bolivia (1963, 1987); Brazil (1967, 1970, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994); China (1955); South Korea (1962); Mexico (1993, 1996); Ghana (2007); Israel (1948, 1960, 1980, 1985); Turkey (2005); Angola (1995, 1999); and others," he said.
"Evidently, many countries have had to undertake the re-denomination more than once. In the case of Brazil, it had to do it many times before it got it right. The major challenge is to undertake other complementary reforms, particularly macroeconomic reforms that will underpin price stability and continuing confidence in the economy," he added.
Soludo said the move has become necessary because "The African Union has granted Nigeria the right to host the Headquarters of the African Central Bank when the common currency in Africa materialises. We must therefore lead the way in terms of properly aligned currency structure and sound monetary policy framework."
this is a very good issue but when those in power saw that their affluence would be affected they decided to make the plan fell through, since they knew that their million dollars would be million Naira instead of the present billion Naira equivalence of million dollars.

they don't want to go down and they don't want other people to enjoy the dividends of their father land Nigeria.

this is very shameful indeed and in fact it makes someone to doubt it whether NAIRA COULD EVER MEET DOLLAR talkless of subdueing it.

WHICH IS THE BEST TRIBE IN NIGERIA?

LOOKING at all the tribes in Nigeria, one may want to know which one is the most friendly and hospitable people.
here are the analysis to arrive at the desired answer:
NOTE THAT IN THIS ANALYSIS; HAUSAS AS USED REPRESENT THE NORTHERNERS WHILE THE YORUBAS, THE SOUTH-WESTERNERS AND THE IGBOS THE SOUTHERNERS/SOUTH EASTERNERS.

THE HAUSAS:
Normally looking at this tribe one may say that due to their iliteracy, were supposed to be the least of all the Nigerian tribes. however, one needs to examine this people very well before reaching unarguable conclusion.

the hausas are a group of people that are very good at diverse things. one of which lies in their ability to guide and guard their animals; this is the spirit of David. David was the most outcast among the children of his father. But he was never neglected by the most high God.

Normally if we are to judge them by civilization, we would conclude that they don't worth ruling, but, they were assigned the tasks of ruling. although such is not their birthright, they could lead properly just as they always succeded in leading their cows via a green pastures. this was the same characters that God saw in Moses before he appointed him the leader and the deliverer of israelits. he did it perfectly of course.

coming to the natural realm, the hausas are the most loving tribes in the sense that, they never complained no matter what you give them, they are always satisfied and they always have free minds.

the hausas can put their money on the table even with a stranger and go elsewhere with the view to meeting it on their arrival.

if you ask hausas to help you break down hard notes like #500 into smaller units, if they have, they will never say i don't. if they do not have, they'll rather show you their pocket for you to know of a surety that they didn't have. unlike other tribes who always prefer to say 'i don't have' even when they have.

however, they have a very brutal culture which makes all their honey spoiled by bile. what could that be you may ask? they always love shedding of blood with a view to defending their religion. a lot of religious crises has made many people run away from the hausas tribes.

this indeed is a blow to their morality and modesty.

THE YORUBAS
THIS wonderful tribe is known for their perseverance, intelligence, innovations, endurance and hardworking. Yorubas have one of the best cultures on the earth, it's only in Yoruba Land i've seen younger ones prostrating to greet their elders. Yoruba Proverbs remains one of those that stood the test of time, No other Tribes Adulates their kings like yoruba does. A kind is always pacified by the 'EWIs' of the 'AKEWIs'. Name any traditional culture and display, festival, Yoruba remain the only tribe in Nigeria many ascribed 'PARTYING' to for Yoruba Loves to party a lot. Yoruba as well remain the only tribe that can finish you with greetings: there is greeting for virtually everything in Yoruba, Eku- Ewu Omo is a greeting that congratulates the Develiverying mothers for scaling through child births. Eku Aaro means: Good morning; Eku- Osan means: Good afternoon; Eku- Ale means: good evening; Eku Ounje congratulates you for pouncing on a freshly prepared sweet delicacy. These Among others describes the unique and Rich Culture of the Yorubas. in terms of civilization, they are the best and the most literate.

indeed, the best academics always emanate from them.

however, the great exploits that would have been achieved by their great wisdom and knowledge has been slowed down by their disunity, stinginess and spiritual adept.

in yoruba land, at least we see daily nothing less than hundreds of mad people on the street virtually everyday and this often a times is ascribed to spiritual attacks.

yoruba don't love each other deeply, neither did they want upliftment for each other, it's as if everyone is in a competition of: 'i don't want you to get to the level where i am'.
as one rises up, so the other looks for a way of drawing him/her down.

there is no unity and Trust like it should be.


THE IGBOS
THIS is a great tribe as well.
in terms of education and civilization, they are alright.

they love each other, although they do not in most cases extend the love to other tribes.
they are not so stingy.

however, they are a tribe every other tribes finds it difficult to trust. the Igbos are very creative people and they seems to have the ability to be able to photocopy and pirate anything made by the whites. I'm sure if they have the proper financial support would have been the industrial power arm of the nation, despite the fact that the assistance is not forth coming, you can't neglect their great ability to pirates any kind of movies, songs and books. as far as Igbos are concerned, Business or anything that rakes in money is of utmost importance.

However, they have this in common with the Yorubas: spiritual adept, hundreds of Mad people on their streets. Premature Death many also ascribed to spiritual attacks.

so it is now left for you all to judge!
which is the best tribe in Nigeria?