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Monday, December 24, 2012
If I were president of Naija
Esco had this Q&A on his blog and it really had me thinking. If I were president of Naija for a day...I honestly would not be able to get a lot done for only 1 day. But...
☮ I would sincerely apologize to Nigerians for failing them all this while and for betraying their trust in me and my predecessors.
☮ Sharia law would have to be second to federal law, so no child brides. And Senator Yerima must be investigated and suspended from senatorial activities for marrying that little girl.
✆ I would include some definitions into the constitution:
- A minor is a human being under the age of 18
- A civil servant is one who is employed by the federal or state government and that includes but is not limited to: president, vice president, ministers, governors, senators, representatives, local chairmen/chairwomen, aides, and federal workers.
- A sexual assault is any sexual act committed without consent
✆ I would propose a bill changing some aspects of the constitution.
- To put a cap on the salary and allowances of civil servants and elected officials. Honestly, I would follow the US's, Canada's or Germany's model in this regard. And since I have only 24 hours, I would call our Naija professors who studied these countries and our legislators to provide advice and consultation on these amendments.
- There would be some serious jail time for those who are found of guilty of sexual assault and even more jail time when it concerns minors.
✆ The police department must have a sexual assault division--detectives who investigate crimes involving sexual assault. Hmm...we're going to need psychiatrists and psychologists in that department. These people must be vetted properly because Naija does not seem to understand sexual assault.
✆ I would look to see if we have a Department of Records, if not create one. Again, I will look to our Naija professors as consultants. This department must be independent of the executive branch. They do not answer to the president, governors, senators or representatives--kinda like the supreme court. Paper and electronic records. We do have a National Archives of Nigeria.
✆ Set up a website titled "Careers in the Nigerian Public Service" that posts available government jobs. This must be run by the federal government, the website will have a .gov extension and this will fall under the Minister of Labor. Include a slot for internships and volunteer programs for secondary school students and university students. Hmm...Naija has NELEX but it's not for govt jobs.
✆ Set up a website titled "Nigerian Federal Government Contracts" that posts available government contracts. It must also be run by the federal govt, with a .gov extension and under the Ministry of Labor.
✆ Contract ideas:
Roads _________ Public Transportation _________ Sewage and Water Systems _________
Electricity (solar, wind, oil, natural gas) _________ Public Housing and Safety _________ Farming
Record databases _________ Product Safety _________ Maps _________ Oil Refineries
Ratings board for entertainment (g, pg, pg-18, x) _________ Education (more Naija languages)
Publishing: Govt publications free to public: constitution booklet for adults and children (explanation at a primary 3 level)
Radio programs funded by govt _________ Food and Water Regulation _________ Pollution
TV programs for kids (tales by moonlight, Naija's history, legal education, Naija society)
Textile Factories _________ Emergency Services (police, hospital) _________ Health Insurance
Free Museums (history, cultural, political, arts) _________ Construction _________ Education
Hold a meeting with finance-related professors and the heads of these departments to reduce inflation.
✘ I would ban the white wigs lawyers and judges wear to court--that colonial ish needs to go.
✘ Any civil servant (president, vp, governor, senator, representative, local chairman) who is found guilty of any felony (embezzlement or money-laundering) forfeits their pension.
- Any foreign company looking to operate in Naija must have a certain amount of Nigerian workers (perhaps 50-60 percent...we can model this after other nations).
- Have 2 national TV stations that televises the events in the senate house and the representative house. Hmmm...this will have to be a govt contract for a private company.
- Revisit the contracts on federal roads with the Minister of Transportation
--try to have more women in govt positions
--call press conferences for every single thing that plans to be done and when it is done.
--have coffee on standby, I can sleep after the day is over.
Mubi 40
According to Ibrahim Janet Tarfa, a Higher National Diploma II (HND II) student of the Polytechnic, who witnessed the killings, the operations last for over two hours.
“The next thing we started hearing was gun shots. Despite our shouting and crying for two hours, the operation lasted for two hours in the students village and nobody come to our rescue.”
Mubi Massacre
A man who claimed to be a senior member of the Islamic sec, told PREMIUM TIMES on Tuesday that his group had nothing to do with the killings.
"We have no business with students or student politics. If students are our target we would have killed them randomly on sight and in their school and not sneak on them in the creeping darkness in an area occupied by both students and residents," he said.
Boko Haram Denies Mubi Massacre
I know about the ALUU 4
I am aware of the Dana Air crash victims
I remember the victims of the Ikeja military cantonment bombing
I follow the kidnappings of Nigerians and followers
I see the innocent people murdered in peaceful protest
That Boko Haram can have principles but Nigerians cannot is astounding. The part that got me was "we would have killed them randomly...and not sneak on them in the creeping darkness..."
If your own home grown terrorist can publicly say something like this, then Naija has failed.
“The next thing we started hearing was gun shots. Despite our shouting and crying for two hours, the operation lasted for two hours in the students village and nobody come to our rescue.”
Mubi Massacre
A man who claimed to be a senior member of the Islamic sec, told PREMIUM TIMES on Tuesday that his group had nothing to do with the killings.
"We have no business with students or student politics. If students are our target we would have killed them randomly on sight and in their school and not sneak on them in the creeping darkness in an area occupied by both students and residents," he said.
Boko Haram Denies Mubi Massacre
I am aware of the Dana Air crash victims
I remember the victims of the Ikeja military cantonment bombing
I follow the kidnappings of Nigerians and followers
I see the innocent people murdered in peaceful protest
That Boko Haram can have principles but Nigerians cannot is astounding. The part that got me was "we would have killed them randomly...and not sneak on them in the creeping darkness..."
If your own home grown terrorist can publicly say something like this, then Naija has failed.
Monday, October 29, 2012
Jungle Justice PSA
Bovi is a Naija comedian and he has become one of my favorites with this public service announcement. When I first saw the video I was actually very scared that this was going to be another lynching and I really was close to tears when I saw the tire...Bovi go kill person with hypertension o
The PSA actually covers why we as a society need to get rid of jungle justice. It can stand as a Naija film on its own sef. The PSA mentioned the law (which is rarely mentioned or even respected in Naija). When people call ole! make una hand am to the police, dem go hand am to the law and na the law go deal with am. Granted Naija's legal system has a ways to go but if we can at least allow others to exercise their right to a trial instead of being the judge, jury and executioner, Naija would be a bit well off.
And then, we can tackle our legal system. Hopefully this PSA makes it on the radio and on the television channels.
The PSA actually covers why we as a society need to get rid of jungle justice. It can stand as a Naija film on its own sef. The PSA mentioned the law (which is rarely mentioned or even respected in Naija). When people call ole! make una hand am to the police, dem go hand am to the law and na the law go deal with am. Granted Naija's legal system has a ways to go but if we can at least allow others to exercise their right to a trial instead of being the judge, jury and executioner, Naija would be a bit well off.
And then, we can tackle our legal system. Hopefully this PSA makes it on the radio and on the television channels.
Friday, October 12, 2012
ALUU 4
Four University of Port Harcourt students named Ugonna, Ilyod, Tekana and Chidiaka were this morning beaten to death by indegenes of Aluu community for allegedly stealing phones and laptops in an off campus hostel...
Instead of calling the police and getting them arrested, people of this community beat these students who were not even armed until they stopped breathing. Then they took pictures, filmed it and spread it around. This happened today in PH. We are gradually losing our humanity in this country. The boys were all in their early 20s. I hope some people get arrested for this.
Source, and another
When I say Nigeria is mental, people think I'm cursing the nation. Nigeria is not cursed, its people are just mental. There are so many psychological problems in that nation that one could write volumes of books.
I detest jungle justice. I remember writing about a young man who was beaten, burnt and murdered by a mob over a necklace. I don't even care what the crime is, I really don't. But in all the cases, the victim is poor--and I stand by that statement. Why don't the people storm to the local chairman or governor's house and put a tire on his/her head and burn them? Because those folks aren't poor. Granted that Nigerians are fed up. But, nothing and absolutely nothing excuses this mob mentality, this absolute disregard for life.
I am disgusted, I am appalled and I just can't with this country. And we just celebrated 52 years of independence recently and already, we're back to such evil. This is not even animalistic, animals don't do this. This is just Nigerians, pure Nigerians.
I can't even begin to fathom what was going through those poor young men's minds, or their parents when they see the video--trust Naija, there is a video. If it's not a rape that is being videotaped, it's a woman being stripped naked or it's a murder being committed. Just when I think the country is moving forward, it takes the greatest leap backwards.
Instead of calling the police and getting them arrested, people of this community beat these students who were not even armed until they stopped breathing. Then they took pictures, filmed it and spread it around. This happened today in PH. We are gradually losing our humanity in this country. The boys were all in their early 20s. I hope some people get arrested for this.
Source, and another
When I say Nigeria is mental, people think I'm cursing the nation. Nigeria is not cursed, its people are just mental. There are so many psychological problems in that nation that one could write volumes of books.
I detest jungle justice. I remember writing about a young man who was beaten, burnt and murdered by a mob over a necklace. I don't even care what the crime is, I really don't. But in all the cases, the victim is poor--and I stand by that statement. Why don't the people storm to the local chairman or governor's house and put a tire on his/her head and burn them? Because those folks aren't poor. Granted that Nigerians are fed up. But, nothing and absolutely nothing excuses this mob mentality, this absolute disregard for life.
I am disgusted, I am appalled and I just can't with this country. And we just celebrated 52 years of independence recently and already, we're back to such evil. This is not even animalistic, animals don't do this. This is just Nigerians, pure Nigerians.
I can't even begin to fathom what was going through those poor young men's minds, or their parents when they see the video--trust Naija, there is a video. If it's not a rape that is being videotaped, it's a woman being stripped naked or it's a murder being committed. Just when I think the country is moving forward, it takes the greatest leap backwards.
lagos na wa o
100-year-old Mushin market demolished
The market that has been in existence for over one hundred years was yesterday demolished by the Lagos state government via the Mushin Local Council. The government is planning to build an ultra-modern market in its place.
The traders at the Mushin Ajina market, who were given two weeks notice in early September to vacate the market, protested for several weeks because they knew they may not be able to afford rent for the new market structure.
Source
I am not quite sure how to feel about this. This is a 100-year-old market, that is a century's worth of history. I would rather the place was upgraded, not demolished. At least have some remnant of its history. Take photographs to put in a museum or something to preserve this history. Demolishing the market is just too much.
Also, will the former occupants be able to afford this "ultra-modern market". That market was their livelihood and would that be affected by this demolition? Also, how can people protest for several weeks (more than two) if they were given a two-weeks notice to vacate. That means, this has been brewing for a while.
Look Lagos and Fashola and co, people like you. People defend every single thing you do, even this one. You have overstepped in others (Traffic law, abandoning pregnant woman law, beautification law) but this takes the cake. I used to live across from Mushin market and that place was significant. I just really hope these people know what they are doing.
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