MY AGENDA FOR A GENUINE NATIONAL CONFERENCE. SCRAP THE PRESIDENTIAL SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT AS IT IS TOO EXPENSIVE TO RUN IN A COUNTRY LIKE NIGERIA. WE SHOULD GO BACK TO THE PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT, WHERE THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTS ON A DAILY BASIS TO PARLIAMENT AND BY EXTENTION TO THE NATION. IF WE MUST THE PRESIDENTIAL SYSTEM, THEN WE MUST SCRAP ALL THE STATE, CREAT MORE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND GIVE THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MORE POWERS. WE SHOULD ONLY HAVE ONE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY WITH GREATLY REDUCED OBSCENE SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES AND WHO KNOWS WHAT. IF WE MUST HAVE A SECOND CHAMBER AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL, ITS ROLE MUST BE TO ADVICE AND SHOULD BE MADE UP OF RETIRED, HONEST AND VERY ABLE EXPERTS IN THEIR FIELDS OF LEARNING. THEIR EMOLUMENTS MUST BE ONLY SITTING ALLOWANCES. THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MEMBERS OR COUNCILLORS SHOLD ONLY BE PART TIME BUT FOR THE CHAIR PERSONS OF VERY VITAL COMMUTTEES. IN SCARPING THE STATES AND CREATING MORE POWERFUL LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, WE WILL BE ATTRACTING VERY CAPABLE HANDS INTO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND SAVING A LOT OF MONEY. THE MONEY SAVED WILL BE USED TO GROW, EXPAND AND DEVELOPE THE ECONOMY AND OUT INFRASTRUCTURES. THE PRESIDENDIAL GOVERNMENT IS NOT ONLY VERY POWERFUL BUT EXTREMELY VERY CORRUPT AND VERY UNACCOUNTABLE. WE ALL SEE WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN NIGERIA SINCE IT WAS INTRODUCED. THE AMALGAMATION OF THE NORTH AND SOUTH IN 1914 BY LORD LUGARD WAS NOT OUT OF LOVE FOR NIGERIA, BUT ONLY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE CONVINIENCE. SO I PROPOSE THAT NIGERIA IN IS PRESENT FORM OR NOMENCLATURE IS VERY UNWORKABLE. WE MUST THEN SPLIT THE COUNTRY INTO SIX INDEPENDENT NATIONS OR AT THE VERY LEAST VERY LOOSE SIX INDEPENDENT UNITS. THE SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE PALIAMENTARY FORM OF GOVERNMENT, WITH REDUCED MEMBERS IN THE ASSEMBLIES AND VERY REDUCED PAY AND ALLOWANCES. AT THE PRESENT TIME NIGERIA SPENDS ALMOST 87% OF ITS MONEY TO PAY THE SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES OF LESS THAN 4% OF ITS POPULATION. THE REMAINING 13% OF ITS MONEY WHICH THEY SAY IS FOR CAPITAL EXPENDITURE IS MAINLY LOOTED AND STOLEN BY THIS SAME LESS THAN 4% OF ITS POPULATION. THESE LESS THAN 4% ARE MOSTLY POLITICAL OFFICE HOLDERS, THE CABAL AND CIVIL SERVANTS, THE POLICE AND MILITARY. OUR ECONOMY IS A ONE PRODUCT ECONOMY AND THIS IS NOT SUSTAINABLE. ANY NATION THAT IS STRUCTURED ALONG THESE LINES HAS NO FUTURE AND MUST FAIL AND DESERVES TO FAIL. NIGERIA IS SITTING ON A KEG OF VERY DRY GUN POWER AND WE ARE STILL DELUDING OURSELVES
Posted on: Thu, 06 Mar 2014 23:27:21 +0000
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