What is Nigerian Democracy turning into?
As the strategists of President Olusegun Oba-sanjo's tenure extension plan return to the drawing board, indications emerged yesterday that the governors backing the plan have given the president conditions for their continued support. Also yesterday, the publicity committee of the 2007 Movement, an assembly of federal lawmakers opposed to the amendment of the 1999 Constitution to permit tenure elongation for Obasanjo and governors, said it will take its case against the move to foreign envoys on Monday. But the governors, who met Obasanjo and the defunct National Assembly Joint Committee on the 1999 Constitution Review (JCCR) Chairman, Senator Ibrahim Nasir Mantu, separately last Wednesday demanded for the total restoration of Section 308 which dwells on immunity from criminal prosecution for the President, his deputy as well as governors and their deputies. More
NaijaSense is a Blog by a Nigerian living in Nigeria, we provide the Latest information on events, news, sports, entertainment as they happen in Nigeria.
Friday, April 21, 2006
Nigeria: Obasanjo's Score Card
I Just this Interesting link while Browsing the Net
The following graphic show the pains and gains of Obasanjo's regime over the past 6-7 years he is in office. As it clearly show we have more poor people, more unemployed, products cost more and the stress all these bring takes their toll first with the higher infant mortality and death rates and second with the general life expectancy declination. As for the gains more people can communicate on their mobiles, increase in literacy and of course the partial reduction/write-off of the country's external debt.
Source: Agodi
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Popular Posts
-
Drogba took the honour for the first time after captaining his country to the African Nations Cup final where they were beaten on penalties ...
-
Like i wrote in Nairaland, making money on the Internet via article writing is possible but its hard work just any other job. I have also tr...
-
The United States Embassy in Nigeria yesterday opened the Abuja Consular Office with a call on Nigerians to avail themselves of a new window...
-
Militants targeting oil installations in Nigeria's southern Niger Delta on Wednesday denounced plans unfolded by President Olusegun Oba...
-
New Nigerian Blog in the Hood I am using this opportunity to share with my readers info on this new resource on small business in Nigeria...