If u were the president....

wooow. What an honour!!

I will start by annoucing that there is no state religion. meaning no religious laws to govern any state. everyone will be equal before the laws. With time, the law will be re-written and every household will be given a free copy.

Secondly, i will abolish all our universities and turn the to technology centres. here people will have to build things from scratch and compete in the global market to sell their products. This will be the basis for starting new companies and creating employment. This will include agricultural schools, electrical/alternative power schools, etc.

Thirdly i will abolish the millitary. They are a complete waste of money. Every citizen will get milittary training and get satified whilst in college. They as citizen will be drafted in to help protect our country when under attack. Our millitary will be the whole population. Not just the 16 - 19 year olds that are sent to die for causeless reasons.

Forthly, the police will be disbanned and replaced with local security firms.

then, i will start to demolish privatization and capitalism.

Posted: at 26-07-2008 08:12 PM (15 years ago) | Gistmaniac

pls let me go think abt it well cos naija is a very complex n complicated state. too many problems for 1 person. but mostly i'll like to change the system of govment.

Posted: at 28-07-2008 11:11 AM (15 years ago) | Gistmaniac

The current leaders of nigeria are negleting the service functions of the country that is why poverty is the most common problem in the country today.
    So if i am fortunate enough to become the president of nigeria  i will pay more attention to the service functions of the country like ensuring mass litracy by providing more free schools and giving out scholarships to the elites of those schools and i ensure you that by doing this it will reduce the amount of criminals,beggars,drop outs and the under previllaged in the society.
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Posted: at 3-08-2008 05:28 PM (15 years ago) | Upcoming

dat means we'll be having cowbell fed babies by the time they come back. how do u suppoe they'll be thinking?

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Posted: at 16-08-2008 10:35 PM (15 years ago) | Hero

the last time i checked, being rich and having comfort are not far apart

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Posted: at 4-09-2008 04:00 AM (15 years ago) | Hero

i tink kidds would adjust if elders serve as good examples. takin em outta the nation is realy not necessary. we all can learn and improve on our own grounds. the chinese and japanese are very good examples.

Posted: at 4-09-2008 03:13 PM (15 years ago) | Gistmaniac

i think it will be worst

Posted: at 6-09-2008 10:57 PM (15 years ago) | Upcoming

it will be worst cos we are same blood.for me sometimes used to think if is better to share that country let everyone stay on his own ,Hausa

Posted: at 7-09-2008 08:57 PM (15 years ago) | Upcoming

this is a glorified honor,
just help d youth to get thier stand in naija economy and political development.
cos our so called elders are phyukng up big time.

Posted: at 7-09-2008 11:06 PM (15 years ago) | Newbie

I think many comments here are either with tribal undertones or too narrow to have weight. The problems with Nigeria is not peculiar to Nigeria alone! but in a situation when the whole system has developed a strong resistance to change!! that's where the danger is! Being a President in Nigeria will not change anything!! as long as the whole system is not humanly enough to respect people's right to live!!! and right to basic necessities. These are the list of what i think anybody that find him or herself to be in that postion should do:
1. Give power back to people (that's what make all the developed countries what they are today)
2. Overhauling of our democratic process/ constitution that embrace all part of the country or we should go for devolution( we can have regional setting and everybody will still be part of greater Nigeria), infact it will enhance provision of infrastructure! because when you break a programme into unit, you will have the chance to identify each smaller unit better.
3. Devaluations of political posts ( if we can make political appointment less attractive ) it will definitely becomes a call to serve, with accountability.
4. Creation of policies that have human face ( the country resources should be use in helping her citizen) this will make it compulsory for every Nigeria to pay back what the country has done for them ( this is why many Nigeria are becoming UNPATRIOTIC cause the country resources has not been use to help develop Nigerians unlike their counterparts from advance countries).
5. Scrapping of all unnecessary Ministries ( there are too many redundant people in Nigeria claiming they are working (Govern. workers) when in actual sense they produce nothing!  you can never find anything like this in UK and US and that is why we are backward. This is 21st century Nigeria should change and embrace new ways of working which are; Service procurement, private enterprises, Job agencies and many more. To make it work all we need in Nigeria is let those jobless Senators and Honourable enact law that will protect employment and i can assure all of you every- workers in Nigeria will be happy, because it will bring about more jobs and prompt payment of salaries and wages.
6. Free and fair press ( this is necessary so that the country can have a wider coverage and every incident broadcast) i can assure you there will be no more Godfathers, because you know everything you do, there are many people watching you (journalists) and thy will report it promptly to the whole country, and shamed you.
7. If we can achieve all of the above measures, has a matter of urgency... people hope will be restored and Nigeria Will have good security (Police) because people will be happy to lay their lives for their community and country in general
8. The last thing will be, establishment of a strong database for the country. this will include prompt registration of birth and death!, there must be laws guiding this. even if children are born in the most-remote part of the country they must register his or her name in the State, Federal and local Govt registry. Same as death, nobody must bury any corpse without proper record. this will help us to have the required data needed for budgeting and Govt expenses.
To all my brothers all this may look like un- achievable task, but this is what make Britian to be Britain and American to be America.
I look-forward to change in Nigeria. Most of the problem in Nigeria today ! the cause are simple (people have been let down too long for anybody to remember)
Long live Federal Republic of Nigeria, Long live all her citizens!!!

Posted: at 8-09-2008 03:25 AM (15 years ago) | Newbie