by Cheta Nwanze

….the Land Use Act means is that we really own nothing except possibly the building which sits atop a given plot, and which can be pulled down at any time.

That there is a huge disconnect between we, the people, and they, the leaders, is bleeding obvious in this land of ours.

Oops, sorry! The land is not ours courtesy of the Land Use Act signed into law in March 1978. Blame my memory loss on the alcoholic beverages taken this morning, hi Jack.

What the Land Use Act means is that we really own nothing except possibly the building which sits atop a given plot, and which can be pulled down at any time. That is one of the reasons why I tend to wonder at groups such as MASSOB and the OPC. Why fight for a land that isn’t yours?

Oops, sorry again, they are not the ones fighting or making threats of violence. Don’t blame me, blame the early morning beverages I’ve consumed, hi Daniels.

Maybe this is also ample opportunity to inform that I patronise possibly, the same distilleries as the Prez’s speech writers. You see, in a speech yesterday, the Prez threatened to come down hard on both groups, while ignoring the fact that neither group, abhorrent as they may be, have yet to threaten a war if they fail to impose their person on the rest of us. The rest of the speech, and all of the attendant backslapping, goes to show us just how wide the canyon is between us and them.

Unfortunately, the canyon grows even wider, because despite the fact that my formerly trusty generator had taken to destroying my refrigerator and has now been duly replaced, the cause of my reliance on said formerly trusty generator, no NEPA, does not appear to figure in the thinking of our Gavels. No, they are more concerned about Adam and Steve, and what both men do in the privacy of their bedroom. And to make it even better, they are taking directions, the Gavels that is, from no less a personality than The Almighty Himself! “The House, through the passage of the bill, decided to be on the side of God and the people and is not ready to rescind its decision,” shrilled Gavel Parrot Zakari Mohammed, just before going home to order his mai-guard to turn on the generator.

Quote(s) of the day

“This present governor (Tanko Al-Makura) is not doing anything meaningful to help us here,” Daniel Agu.

“The state government carried out demolition exercise along the road last year with a view of making the drainage better but did nothing after the demolition. This is just one part, go to other sides of Mararaba, it’s all the same; yet their staff come here every time to collect money and sell stickers every time.” Yusuf Abdulrasheed

Both men had to join the Nasarawa state swimming team yesterday.

Bits and bobs

In Igando, Mrs Akinbiyi charged Mr Akinbiyi N1000 per round of sex. Even the steep sum failed to slow his roll. Nine years later and she’s trying the courts.

The split in the NGF keeps going from one ridiculous turn to the next. The Jang faction has commissioned a new secretariat, and some of those who allegedly voted for him (thanks Uncle Godswill), failed to turn up. Meanwhile Old Man Jang himself says that efforts are underway to reconcile with Prodigal Son Amaechi.

When the driver, Patrick, received his marching orders from his place of employment, he took a look at his three kids, and then at the number of employment rate in the country. May he rest in peace.

Investors are not as prepared to patronise generator manufacturers as the FG would have us believe.

Right of Reply

Egghead Odewale, in response to yesterday’s question about our role in this democracy thing wrote,

To tweet our frustrations. We can compile that as Jona’s marking scheme.

Kalu Aja wrote,

Its strange OBJ will say GDP is not translating to development. He boasted of steller Macroeconomic figures during his rule.

To get real development, you need jobs.

Jobs are a lagging indicator. You can’t create Jobs until production, ie GDP growth is up and consistently up.

The problem is our GDP is in low job creation areas like Telecoms and Trade which are urban and not Agriculture which is rural and reduces poverty.

What is key is to have jobs created from the GDP growth.

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