Budget bruohaha

What if police arrest and detain the chairman senate committee on appropriation, what would have happen? Would you expect the senate to appoint another senator to start all over again or to just pass it as presented by the executive?
The fact is that Some people in the executive, do not really want the senate to work on the budget, but pass it as presented. But why should anyone expect the senate to pass frivolous budget without taking time to work on it?
If it would take them 12month to work on the budget, they should please do. After all, what have 2016 budget of change that was passed and sign into law change in the life of ordinary nigerians? The problem is not the senate failure to pass the budget, but the executive failure to implement the budget. If the executive want the budget to be pass early, they should present the budget early enough. You can not present budget by December and expect the lawmakers to pass it by January. Just as writer of a book took time to wrote his book, the editor also need time to edit the book.

Lets focus on 7trillion executive budget, not 115 billion national assembly budget.

ARE NIGERIANS BEEN FAIR TO THEIR LEGISLATURE?

Though I’m not in support of the legislators to be collecting huge salary and allowance, but I would not be among those trying to discredit the legislative arm of government.

   Let’s assume the national assembly budget of 115billion is to be share among the 469 legislators, no legislator would get up to 350million annually, which mean that a legislator cannot earn up to 1.5billion in his four year tenure. What can 1.5billion do to a senatorial zone of 8 local governments in 4years?

   You disturb yourself on knowing how the national assembly spent the 115billion allocated to them, by publishing their budget for public scrutiny, what have you done about the frivolous executive budget that was made public? You see nothing wrong with executive planning to spent 94million naira to buy tire, but you are quick to criticize the legislator for planning to by vehicles that could cost 35million naira.

   The fact is that Nigerians where made to believe that legislators are the main problem or obstacle to good governance, which is not true. The executive are putting Nigerians against the legislators, just to divert their attention from executive flop and their inability to deliver on their campaign promise.

   Why disturbing yourself  about 115billion naira allocated to the national assembly when a single individual  from the executive can divert more than 115billion for his personal use? Before you start accusing me of supporting the legislators, please can someone tell me of any legislator that was accused of diverting billions for personal use or is there any legislator that was found to hide billions somewhere? Almost all the money that was discovered by Efcc was stolen by people that serve under the executive, not legislative, because 95percent of Nigeria money is with the executive. Instead of focusing on how the executive are managing the money under its control, we are here wasting our time and resources on 115billion naira, when we suppose to focus on how the executive spent the more than 7trillion budget of change that did not really change the hardship Nigerians are passing through.

   The moneys that is been stolen under this current administration is far more than any corruption that is taking place in the legislative arm of government, as revealed by the chairman of presidential adversary committee on corruption, when he boldly told Nigerians how corruption continue to take place in this current administration, by even mentioning some government institutions.

   We should not smear the integrity of the legislators out of ignorant or selfish reason, because the people we love could be there tomorrow and it would become difficult for us to defend them.

VARNER, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas overcame a flurry of court challenges that derailed three other executions, putting to death an inmate for the first time in nearly a dozen years as part of a plan that would have been the country's most ambitious since the death penalty was restored in 1976.

Ledell Lee's lethal injection Thursday capped a chaotic week of legal wrangling that left Arkansas scrambling to salvage any part of its attempt to execute eight men before one of its drugs expires at the end of April.

Lee, 51, was pronounced dead at 11:56 p.m., four minutes before his death warrant was due to expire. He was put on death row for the 1993 death of his neighbor Debra Reese, whom he struck 36 times with a tire tool her husband had given her for protection. Lee was arrested less than an hour after the killing after spending some of the $300 he had stolen from Reese.

The state originally set four double executions over an 11-day period in April. The eight executions would have been the most by a state in such a compressed period since the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976.

The first three executions were canceled this week because of court decisions. Two more inmates are set to die Monday, and one next Thursday. Another inmate scheduled for execution next week has received a stay.

After a hiatus of nearly 12 years, Lee's execution was carried out without any apparent glitches. Lee showed no signs of consciousness two minutes after the lethal injection, which began at 11:44 p.m. With arms extended, covered with a sheet, his head and hands covered with leather straps, Lee made no final statement and showed no apparent signs of suffering during the execution.

"The governor knows the right thing was done tonight," said J.R. Davis, a spokesman for Gov. Asa Hutchinson. "Justice was carried out."

The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for Lee's execution less than an hour before his death warrant was set to expire, rejecting a round of last-minute appeals from the condemned inmate's attorneys.

"Arkansas' decision to rush through the execution of Mr. Lee just because its supply of lethal drugs are expiring at the end of the month denied him the opportunity to conduct DNA testing that could have proven his innocence," said Nina Morrison, senior staff attorney with the Innocence Project, a non-profit legal organization that helped represent Lee in his last appeals.

Arkansas dropped plans to execute a second inmate, Stacey Johnson, on Thursday after the state Supreme Court said it wouldn't reconsider his stay, which was issued so Johnson could seek more DNA tests in hopes of proving his innocence.

Another state Supreme Court ruling earlier in the day allowed officials to use a lethal injection drug that a supplier says Arkansas obtained by misleading the company. McKesson Corp. had filed a lawsuit accusing the state of obtaining its vecuronium bromide, one of three drugs used in the state's lethal injection process, under false pretenses.

McKesson said it wants nothing to do with executions and was disappointed in the court's ruling.

"We believe we have done all we can do at this time to recover our product," the company said in a statement.

Justices also denied an attempt by makers of midazolam and potassium chloride — the two other drugs in Arkansas' execution plan — to intervene in McKesson's fight over the vecuronium bromide. The pharmaceutical companies say there is a public health risk if their drugs are diverted for use in executions, and that the state's possession of the drugs violates rules within their distribution networks.

The legal delays frustrated Hutchinson. The state's elected prosecutors also criticized the roadblocks to the execution plans.

"Through the manipulation of the judicial system, these men continue to torment the victims' families in seeking, by any means, to avoid their just punishment," the prosecutors said in a joint statement.

Lawyers for the state have complained that the inmates are filing court papers just to run out the clock on Arkansas' midazolam supply. Prisons director Wendy Kelley has said the state has no way to obtain more midazolam or vecuronium bromide. At one point in the proceedings before a federal judge last week, Arkansas Solicitor General Lee Rudofsky declared, "Enough is enough."

who own the money and the house at Ikoyi?

gaskiya its unfortunate, Efcc could not tell Nigerians who kept millions in 3bags at Kaduna Airport, they also didn't want to tell us who the owner or tenant of the Ikoyi building, where 43million dollars was found. why should it take them time to know the owner or tenant of a house in a well planed city like Ikoyi? malam bahaushe yace gane mani hanya

you can never please human being

The story of an old man and his son.
An old man told his son to accompanied in a journey, so as to see how human are difficult to please.
When they came close to a city, the father ride on a donkey and told his son to follow him on foot, while passing through the city, the people accuse the old man of been heartless, because he ride on a donkey and make the little boy to walk on foot.
While approaching the next city, the father told his son to ride on the donkey, while he walked on foot. The people in the second city accuse the son of been disrespectful for riding on donkey while his father walked on foot.
While approaching the third city, both father and son ride on the donkey, the people in the third city accuse them of been heartless to the donkey.
While approaching the forth city, they both walked on foot, but they were accuse of been foolish for not riding on the donkey.
Nomatter what you do in life, you can not please everybody and people must find something negative to speak against you. God have not create you to please human being, but to please Him by been truthful and obeying his commandment.

anti corruption fight in trial

Why should anyone be playing with our intelligent? 44million dollars found by Efcc belong to NIA government agency, meaning that the money belong to government. Government also keep money in private building, even without maximum security. Was the money provided for covert operation to be paid for ransom to release Chibok girls or what? Is either lack of synergy between our security agencies cause this national embarrassment or the government is tryin to protect some corrupt individuals, as it happen with 15million dollar that was transported to South Africa using private Jet.

Western Democracy in Sick.

Western Democracy in Sick. America as the Mother of all modern Democracies after old Greece, is getting more confused along with her naive mother Blair's UK under foolishly followed her enfant terrible daughter (America under Bush) to tell lies and snub UN red cards against an unjust invasion of other sovereign countries like Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria among others to forcefully Americanise them. America led other countries to invade and destroy administrative and infrastructural structures without having enough brains to cover up their mess back home as the awakening American taxpayers were asking for valid reasons behind the rush into other countries despite warnings not to do so by the United Nations. Governments of America and her Allies are made up of a greedy, selfish and racist and tiny 1% establishment and backed by money bags from Wall Street and other Mega Banks as aptly described during last Nov 2016 campaigns by Bernie Sanders, the Vermont Senator and presidential candidate who was out-rigged by the Democrats establishment in favour of Hillary Clinton who was unexpectedly defeated Donald Trump who, as an outsider and Business tycoon who had earlier miraculously defeated 17 other co-Republicans including favoured GOP Republican establishment candidates from both leading parties as corrupt, treacherous, thieving, murderous and lawless in pursuing their business hiding behind imaginary media driven diseases and selling of arms that are doggedly defended by NRA ( National Rifle Association ) through the creation of ethnoreligious wars across the globe. In all the misadventures, America in coalition with her passive mother Britain enrolled the unconditional support of France and the armtwisted Arab/Muslim nations to destroy, thus weakening other Muslim nations surrounding godmother Israel, ended up sinking billions of dollars without a guaranteed fall back economic position. They went in, but the war dragged them on for more than expected thereby spending more and that wrecked their own economies, exposed their treachery, created awareness and disdain for America. That outcry was said to have propped up home terrorism in sympathy for the weak, women, old and children and non combatant adults who were killed thereby exposing their peace loving citizens to unwarranted hate, having been enlightened by various whistle blowers from Wikileaks, liberal media and others. This brief apperçu leads me to speculate that both presidential and parliamentary styles of democracy are heading for the rock because their champions have not only lost their tactics to convince or coerce their traditional Allies with valid reasons but also found themselves economically left behind by China and Germany, diplomatically underrated by Turkey and Iran, militarily confused by Russia and tiny North Korea ( DPRK) and politically shattered by UK and Trump's over protectionism. As for Nigeria, let me refresh the memory of teaming followers that over 95% of my predictions have come to pass. I still stick to my earlier stand and advice to all leading political parties that former Pres Obasanjo was wrong to have pocketed his party PDP after winning election in 1999 as a bad example given to governors to follow suit in portraying themselves above their party chairmen, a complete departure from the high respect accorded to NPN National Chairman Adisa Akinloye in 1979-1983 by Pres Shehu Shagari. That was the foundation of impunity that also got INEC officials and National Assembly members addicted to corruption via budget padding and Ghana-Must-Go the proceeds of which got them reelected whether their constituencies liked it or not. I also maintain that BUHARI factor is now unbeatably institutionalised despite its unexpected tortoise speed at taking revolutionary decisions for fear of mistakes and naivety to have overly listened to voodoo economists and double agents who treacherously advised on keeping its change drivers out of decision making. With Erdogan winning a referendum for power expansion that will, hopefully not lead to autocracy, Nigerians too may ask for a referendum on some laws, not only in defiance of the National Assembly's refusal to pass antigraft laws but to also get some electoral laws modified in order to elect credible and independent nominees outside APC and PDP. No longer sakk mantra of 2015 that paved way for some recalcitrant globetrotting legislators and governors engaging outsiders in self enriching business with official travel documents when they indeed are building castles in the air with numerous white elephant projects on newspaper pages and social media that there are indeed transparently pulling their people out of the woods and New York's types of infrastructural development in their states. while they are in fact stealing and diverting public funds to buy assets, laundering billions while doling out a fraction of their loots to some influential serving and retired judges /senior lawyers in order to sabotage the antigraft war and economic diversification drive of Buhari govt i mean the insanity with which the devil's advocates are bent on delaying or truncating budget implementation at federal and State levels to later load it on PMB who is apparently blocked from listening to us and reading our sincere write-ups. Pres is making the mistake of his life if he keeps begging Nigerians for more patience while he is waiting for the shameless actors, particularly those who had one bad dossier or the other in the previous regime of impunity and institutionalized corruption to give up their bad habit for this country to redefine its democracy for transparency and good governance to the satisfaction of the starving and impoverished people of Nigeria. While we should all condemn violent attacks on elective officials by hired mobs and restive voters, selfish politicians should await extraordinary surprises if they are thinking of edging out Pres Buhari to return to business as usual. Unless they do the right thing to calm nerves, prevent ugly replicas in some world cities such as mass street protests and occupation of National and State Assemblies. For peaceful 2019 campaigns and elections, it is imperative for the National Assembly, particularly the Senate, to pass Laws for the speedy trials of corruption cases by Special Tribunals, forfeiture of loots based on primal facie evidence to be quickly used for the benefits of all Nigerians. Lest i forget, Nigerians are sick of empty promises, slowness, inactivity, insensitivity and indifference to the ticking clock. The confusion cum cul de sac seemingly facing American, British and French democracy, other nations should redefine their own by choosing best parts of other democracies and anchoring them on best cultural values. May Allah bless Nigeria and her neighbors, guide our leaders to think and do aright, to strengthen our Armed Forces and other security agencies to keep us safe. In the Name of Allah, i join millions of other well meaning Nigerians to appeal to BH remnants to say enough of serial deceits by their inhumane leaders and contractors, to weigh rationally and give up their heinous acts meted on the innocents, release the hundreds of captives including Chibok girls, and to surrender for a lasting peace. We have suffered enough, please.
writting by Dr Khalifa Dikwa

Nigeria a potential rich country

The Amir of Kano Sanusi Lamido Sanusi have said the fact about northern Nigeria, but some people are trying to pull him down, when he actually need to be commended. He said that some part of northern Nigeria would be among the poorest countries if remove from Nigeria, but I want to add by saying that Nigeria at large is already among the poorest, if you analyze and compare Nigeria annual budged with other African countries, base on per capital income.

   Let start with South Africa, the country with the highest budget in Africa, followed by Egypt, Algeria, Angola, morocco, and then Nigeria.

   South Africa expected revenue in 2016 budget was 76.620billion dollars, with expenditure budgeted at 86.450billion dollars and deficit of 9.830billion dollars, while Nigeria expected revenue of 2016 was 11.408billion dollars, with expenditure of 21.210billion dollars and deficit of 9.810billion dollars. This means that Nigeria total expenditure of 21.210 billion dollars is no up to one third of South Africa expected revenue, not to even talk about the total expenditure.

   The point is that South Africa have budgeted more than 1.5 billion for 1 million South African, while Nigeria was only able to budget 117 million dollars for 1 million Nigerians. Which make me think is one of the reasons why Nigerians prefer to die in South Africa than to come back to Nigeria.

   You might not know that Nigeria is poor, until you discover hat Nigeria is only ahead of countries like Central Africa republic, Somalia, Madagascar and Burundi, in budget expenditure base on Nigeria population, and also ahead of just Burundi, Somalia and South Sudan in generated revenue expectation.

   The point is that Nigeria is a potential rich country, but  technically among the poorest, base on budget estimation.

  Niger Republic 2016 expected revenue for 1.2million people was 117 million dollars, while Nigeria 2016 expected revenue for 1.4 million people was 89 million dollars, this means that despite the fact that Nigeria expected to generate 11billion dollars more than that of Niger Republic expected revenue of 1.715billion dollars, Niger Republic are technically ahead of Nigeria, due to the fact that Niger population is just little above 20million, while Nigeria have population of more than 186million people.

   The corruption in revenue generating agencies such as NNPC, CUSTOM, FIRS, NPA, NCC, NIMASA, MIGRATION SERVICE, CBN, CAC, are the major limitation to Nigeria revenue potentials. If only the present government could be able to manage corruption, provide the needed manpower and equipment for all the above mentioned revenue generating agencies, I see no reason why Nigeria with land boundaries of 4,047 kilometers, 853 kilometers of coastline, with population of 186million, land and natural resources, cannot generate 50billion dollars annually. May God help poor Nigeria to maximize their potentials?

unnecessary census

Nigeria to spent 272billion naira for the next census, when we only need 261billion to complete all ongoing Dam project. I think it would be better to complete such projects than investing in census that always end up with controversy, while the government are not using our population in carrying out their developmental plan. even when I was in the city and begged the official to count me in 2006 census, I was not counted, not to talk of the farmers and herdsmen in the villages. census is good, but Nigeria census is a waste of resource, they end up with imaginary figure that we could have imaging and carry on with our life.If the government consider census figure in their planning, they would not have budget 40billion for ministry of agriculture in 2016 budget, even if its base on 2006 census figure of 140million people.

NORTHERNERS AND MAINSTREAM MEDIA

We the northerners listen to mainstream media than the southerners, but we don't really know the value of mainstream media like the southerners. Not all people that eat yam know the value of yam, but those that know the value of yam, use it for pounded yam. Malam bahaushe yace, inda akasan darajan doya nan ake sakwara da ita. As some people in the south do everything possible to support their media houses, so as to help them spread propaganda, our people in the north are doin the opposite, always tryin to destroy the few private media houses we have in the north, just because they are not in the same political party or diverse opinion.
Operating a media house in the north have become more of a sacrifice than business, instead of supporting and promoting the few northern media that help counter some of the propaganda coming from the south, we are here tryin hard to blackmail and destroy the media houses and the owners. Malam bahaushe yace, dokin me baki yafi gudu, meaning the horse of talkative run better, How can you be a talkative without the media?
A famous boxer once said, that the fight have already been worn before entering the ring. War is now won and lost through the media, that's why its necessary for we in the north, to value and cherish our media houses and the owners, because they are doing us great service and sacrifice.
If you can not bring your advertisement or sponsor program in any of our northern media, please don't be among those trying hard to blackmail or destroy our media houses and their owners. May God continue to protect and bless our northern media and the owners.