Only in this Land

Only in this Land

Only in Nigeria do the president, governors, ministers, commissioners, senators, legislators, elected politicians, members of the judiciary branch, and public/government officials uses foreign made automobiles on official assignemnt and engagement  when there exists locally manufactured automobileds. This is the height of hypocrisy and un- patriotism.. 

Faith, the hope on hopelessness.

Faith, the hope on hopelessness.

Ours is one nation two sets of legal system; one Islamic, the other secular. Folk with deep pain and anguish I regret to state categorically that Nigeria would never survive or would at best continue be a banana republic if it continues to allow the adoption of two legal systems of secularity and Islamic theocracy.

Alcohol consumption is not prohibited by the Nigeria constitution, perhaps  the 1999 constitution  put in place by Hausa/Fulani military junta did proscribe consumption of alcohol in Nigeria which then makes Nigeria leans Islamic not secular. Can somebody please tell me if the 1999 Hausa/Fulani military junta’s constitution outlawed either public or private consumption of alcohol? If this is the case I will then either pack my belonging and leaves or stay to fight for my fundamental universal right to self- happiness, self-pleasure, self- indiscretion, and even self- stupidity.  Or I may consider converting to Islam just to survive.     

The proscription of alcoholic beverage in Kano state or in any state in Nigeria is also the proscription Christianity in such state because Christianity not only allows the consumption of alcohols by the faithful but it actually uses alcohol in its Holy Communion rituals and in other ceremonial events.  If the constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria, albeit put in place by the Hausa/Fulani  military junta allow  public and private consumption of Alcohol would it not be an infringement in the rights of Kano state’s alcohol consuming residents and indigenes if the state government  harasses, arrest these resident on the count of alcohol consumption?

I understand that in a Federal system the states make the respective state statutes but these are only statutes which are inferior to the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Any behavior, right not implicitly or explicitly banned by the constitution is behavior and right allowed by the constitution.  For example the right to eat 6 times in a day is neither implicitly or explicitly prohibited by the constitution of the Federal republic of Nigeria and therefore would be stupid and perhaps Islamic to compel a citizen to have one ration of meal per day.

 

Truth is that Theocracy and secularism are antithesis to each other and mutually exclusive.  Therefore Nigeria would never survive not even the power of gods would save it from the explosion inherently present in a mixture of theocracy and secularism, especially the Islamic theocracy. Islam just by itself is very unstable, very explosive and Christianity very stubborn and one cannot help imagine what would become of this mixture.

And I ask, what is the fate of indigenous citizens of Kano State, the Christian and other minority groups  who are not Muslims but like their beer bottles? May God help us, we the miracle believers, we the believers in what was not meant to be; and this is faith, the hope on hopelessness that Nigeria is.                

Prices of imported cars to rise by 60%

Prices of imported cars to rise by 60% November 25, 2013 by Rasheed Bisiriyu 39 Comments Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala The Federal Government has released the details of new duties and levies payable on imported new and used vehicles as well as imported new tyres from next year, raising the tariff from 20 per cent to 70 per cent. Dealers of imported vehicles estimated that the new rate would translate into an increase of 60 per cent on imported cars. The Federal Executive Council had last month approved a new national automotive policy aimed at encouraging local production and assembling of new vehicles with an imposition of a high import tariff on fully built vehicles. But the new rate was not given then. A two-page document dated November 14, 2013 and signed by the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, gave the new import tariff on cars as 70 per cent (of the cost of each vehicle). It stated that a fully built car would attract a duty of 35 per cent and a levy of another 35 per cent of the cost of the vehicle. Hitherto, importers/dealers parted with 20 per cent and two per cent as duty and levy, respectively on new cars. Ten per cent flat rate was also imposed on commercial vehicles. Although the new tariff on cars shows an increase of 48 per cent over the old rate, dealers have estimated that the showroom price of an imported car will rise by 60 per cent when other variables (costs) are added. In other words, prices of imported cars currently being sold between N3m and N5m will shoot up to N4.8m and N8m; while tokunbo vehicles selling for N800,000 will rise to N1.28m. Those who spoke with our correspondent on the issue on Sunday also warned that there might not be enough vehicles to meet the demand of the country next year. A sales manager with one of the major dealers said, “Many of us are skeptical about ordering for new vehicles because we don’t know if people would be ready to pay the about 60 per cent increase on the cars when the import duty and levy are added to the original cost of purchase. “Even the supplies by local plants will obviously be grossly inadequate to meet the demand.” The document, with reference number BD/FP/DO/09/189, also stated that fully built commercial vehicles would attract 35 per cent duty but no levy imposed. Specifically, it stated, “Local assembly plants shall import completely knocked down (vehicles) at zero per cent duty; and semi-knocked down (vehicles) at five per cent duty. “Local assembly plants shall import fully built unit cars at 35 per cent duty and 20 per cent for commercial vehicles without levy, respectively in numbers equal to twice their CKD/SKD kits. Imported tyres would also cost more as from next year as 20 per cent duty and five per cent value added tax have been placed on tyres of cars, buses and lorries. “Local tyre manufacturing plants are to import tyres at five per cent duty in numbers equal to twice their production for two years from the date of commencement of production,” it stated. Similar high tariff will also be charged on used vehicles, according to the document. It added that the Nigeria Customs Service “shall use the value of a new vehicle depreciated by 10 per cent per annum, implying 10 years period of cars and by seven per cent per annum implying 15 year period for commercial vehicles. In either case, depreciation should never be below 30 per cent of the value of the new vehicle equivalent.” Copyright PUNCH. All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH. Contact: editor@punchng.com

I advocate peaceful revolution and a bloody one if the criminal few resists peaceful change

"Car prices to rise by 250%" sun newspaper 11/19/13 I advocate peaceful revolution and a bloody one if the criminal few resists peaceful change Mr. Osuoha I frankly believes that you will make a better economic minister than any of the bunch occupying these positions.

Ok let there be zero vehicle importation in Nigeria. No minister, governor, president, any public office hold should import any vehicle into Nigeria, this I can understand. But this idea that these criminals will steal in billions our common wealth and use these public fund to import any class of vehicle of any price for their perverted pleasure and then turn around and make it impossible for the struggling common man to move about is not acceptable. I said it, when these criminals called politicians are done stealing all the country's wealth they will then turn to the common man to sustain and satisfy their base animal instinct of greedy and ignorance. There is only but one solution to this injustice of the few against the many; peaceful revolution or a bloody one if the criminal few resists change away from the current status quo

Amaechi like the husband with selective amnesia.

"At a retreat of the Nigerian Governors Forum in Sokoto on Saturday, Amaechi had said there was $9bn in the ECA in January this year, but regretted that the amount had been depleted to $4bn without the knowledge of the governors." punch newspaper 11/19/13 Amaechi like the husband with selective amnesia. My husband forget our home address and he even forget my name sometimes. Can somebody help me, is my husband suffering from memory lost or amnesia? Maam, I am Dr. memory and I can help with your husband's condition. But first let me ask you, have your husband complained about forgetting other things like his work address, names of your children, anything apart from your name and your home address? No Doctor he has not. Then go home woman your husband suffers no memory lost. You are the one suffering a loss. You have lost your husband to someone out there. If Governor Amaechi cannot remember that he recieved and spent N56B then River State's people have lost this money to the Governor's private money laundry accounts

Only if we the citizenry remembers that 1+1=2

"EFCC to charge Lamido’s sons with fraud" punch newspaper 11/19/13 Only if we the citizenry remembers that 1+1=2 Folk any time a sitting Governor nurses presidential ambitions, the consequences is that the state and its citizens suffer and becomed derailed economically. Because the Governor's money printing machine for the huge money gulping presidential money-politics is the state's resources. So fellow Nigerians, whenever your governor rabidly wants to be president watch him or her and have EFCC monitor your state wealth against the inevitable thievery by your president wannabe governor

I thought this man claims SAN

I thought this man claims SAN?

"One is when there is a sovereignty, which is in operation." What does he mean by a sovereignty in operation?

"The other is when there is a breakdown of sovereignty, either by military interruption or breakdown of law and order, as we had in Kenya." What do SAN Ahamba mean by break down of Sovereignty? Do this SAN think Sovereignty as an aspect of law and not the lordship of the citizenry over the government. Even in military dictatorships the sovereign power of the citizenry remains absolute. Do this SAN say that during the 43 years of military dictatorships Nigeria was not sovereign. To stifle or suffocate something is not the same as to conjure or profess its inexistence. Yes military dictatorships tend to undermine the sovereign power of the people over the government but in a republic like Nigeria, citizens' sovereign power over the governorships is ever absolute. It seems that this SAN is in the same league with Senator Abaribe who believes that the citizenry transferred its sovereign power to the Legislative arm of the government; nothing could be further from the truth.


Sovereignty is neither negotiable nor transferable, Folk sovereignty never leaves the people; it is ever resident with the people. Sovereignty comes with tremendous authority but it is not the same thing as authority. Authority is an aspect of the manifestation of sovereignty, the supreme overlord. Sovereignty is never transferable. In fact in a republic, the primary difference between sovereignty and authority is that one can be delegated while the other is absolute. I make this distinction because one incompetent Shitnator, Abaribe and now SAN Ahamba claim that the people surrender their sovereign power to the Legislature; that the Legislature is sovereign. In a true democratic society this claim is criminal and treasonable because even military dictatorship cannot make this wild claim. How could they say that people transferred their sovereign power to the Legislature? How could this be if the people still have the power to sack the Legislature, the government, anytime any day? Can one lose something and still have it? Abaribe and Ahamba either do not understand sovereignty or they are dictators. How could people part ways with their sovereignty if they still and always have the power to sack any government any time any day? Sovereignty is like a crown, kings do not give up their crowns to their proxies; rather they impact them with authority. It is common sense, if the King gives his crown to one proxy how could he delegate the next proxy? As you know, the King can delegate and impact authority to as much proxies as he needs. The King is able to delegate and impact authorities to many of his subject because the crown is still with him. Once the crown leaves him the power to delegate or impact authority would be lost. Likewise sovereignty never leave the people. Mr Abaribe and Ahamba should  redo their home work or take their ignorance  back to the planet they come from.

Sovereignty is neither negotiable nor transferable 2

Sovereignty is neither negotiable nor transferable

Folk sovereignty never leaves the people; it is ever resident with the people. Sovereignty comes with tremendous authority but it is not the same thing as authority. Authority is an aspect of the manifestation of sovereignty, the supreme overlord. Sovereignty is never transferable. In fact in a republic, one of the primary difference between sovereignty and authority is that one can be delegated while the other is absolute. I make this distinction because one incompetent Shitnator, Abaribe claims that the people surrender their sovereign power to the Legislature; that the Legislature is sovereign. In a true democratic society this claim is criminal and treasonable, even military dictatorship cannot make this wild claim. How could he say that people transferred their sovereign to the Legislature? How could this be if the people still have the power to sack the Legislature, the government, anytime any day? Can one lose something and still have it? Abaribe either do not understand sovereignty or he is a dictator. How could people part ways with their sovereignty if they still and always have the power to sack any government any time any day? Sovereignty is like a crown, kings do not give up their crowns to their proxies; rather they impact them with authority. It is common sense, if the King gives his crown to one proxy how could he delegate the next proxy? As you know, the King can delegate and impact authority to as much proxies as he needs. The King is able to delegate and impact authorities to many of his subject because the crown is still with him. Once the crown leaves him the power to delegate or impact authority would be lost.

 Likewise, sovereignty never leaves the people. Mr Abaribe should do his home work or take his incompetence and go back to his village. If the outcome of the national conference requires the approval of the national assemble why waste money and time for national conference since the National assemble in itself is a national conference. Some of the problem with Nigeria can be found in the National assemble itself. Among these are the expensive bicameral legislature Nigeria is operating; the ridiculous but outlandish jumbo pay members of these bodies arrogate to themselves; the Hausa/Fulani overwhelming dominance in the National assemble orchestrated by Hausa/ Fulani military lead juntas, etc. How could the National Assemble implement the recommendations of the National conference if the conference recommends, unicameral legislature, cut in national assembly’s $1.164M humongous annual pays? How could national assembly with overwhelming Hausa/Fulani dominance accept a pure secular state devoid of sharia; accepts rotational presidency, fiscal federalism, and regionalism and parliamentary systems if the conference recommends these.

  I kind have supported Jonathan's Presidency because I had and still want to accord him benefit of doubt. If Jonathan truly believes that the recommendation of the conference will be subject to yeah and nay of the national assemble I suggest he call off the conference because the exercise will be act in futility. I tend not to agree with Tinubu but it seems he was absolutely correct when described the President’s conference as a Greek Gift, a Trojan horse from the president to Nigerians. Mr. President quit pontificating on sovereign conference, and take back your Trojan horse and shove it.