I purposely coined the above headline to reflect my earlier answer, on the social media, to one of the reactions to my last piece, entitled " TINUBU, ATIKU AND NATION'S QUESTIONS?- THE 6 YEAR-TERM PROPOSAL!"
My answers, which were in line with the issues genuinely raised by one of my followers, went thus-
Just been able to read this, and thanks, immensely, for your deep, and painstaking submissions- it takes a deep to go to the deep, indeed! Big KUDOS.
Yes, you are very correct, Sir, corruption is the bane...but, including self-interest- 2006 Constitutional review recommendations could not be implemented, because of Baba Obasanjo's alleged third term agenda. While Jonathan used the CONFAB 2014 as a bait for his 2015 reelection bid, including lack of political will.
On rotational presidency, as I submitted in my above article, it would be a seamless exercise in a more restructured dispensation- holistic restructuring of the country (politico-economic).
As you rightly said the present government has not failed, totally, and for me, too, no government has ever failed, totally, within such a government capacity, capability, and space.
Sincerely, there are more funds to the three tiers of government- but the mistake the FG made was that, instead of first taking care of themselves- like billions of naira for legislative cars, executive jet, Cadillac car, VP housing, and the judges salaries...workers salaries should have, first, been immediately increased, and promptly paid, hence...
(1) Governors, in the states, would not have gotten so much money to play with.
(2) With more money in the hands of workers, local economy would have been boosted throughout the federation, because buying and selling would improve in the local markets.
(3) A single worker has two or three dependants to take care of, while the married one, apart from the nucleus family, equally has extended family members to take care of- so, an increase in workers salaries would have, definitely, spread the liquidity, (cash), among the local people, thereby, reducing the level of poverty, hunger, and "EBI NPAMI, and EBI NPAWA" syndromes.
(4) Workers form the bulk of the middle class, with robust socioeconomic interaction, intervention, and services, in support of the lower class of the people, within a community.
(5) With all the above, majority of Nigerians would have been less agitated about the other three arms of government taking care of themselves. But, it's very disheartening that for over a year now, Nigerian workers, at all levels, are still receiving the same salaries, in the midst of "subsidy is gone", bitting inflation, extraneous taxes, hunger and poverty.
On agriculture, the federal government does not need 10 million Hectares of farmland...in a true, and thriving federal system- the states and local governments are nearer to the people, have access to land, and could be more vigorously involved in farming activities than the federal government.
On students loan- why should the FG be setting aside #50 billion as loan, for such a chunk of student population, in a situation where #90 billion was released to subsidize a single 2023 hajj?
Comparatively, therefore, disbursing #10 billion, as students loan, till date, is quite an ODD one out, only for the minority or few...but to make it EVEN, for the majority...the FG should restore education subsidy, in the federal tertiary institutions, for the brilliant children of the poor, that are, hitherto, the major beneficiaries.
The assertion by the FG of reduction in debt servicing, and drop in inflation, with the increase in oil production, federal revenue, foreign reserves, and exporting diesel, petrol, aviation fuel, including local supplies by Dangote Refinery, will, definitely, be meaningfully impactful, if the life, and condition, of an ordinary Nigerian citizen could be greatly improved upon.
Finally, the federal government has tried, by its tremendous efforts on security, with room for an improvement, like every other government in the past, except Buhari's administration.
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