“The two enemies of the people are criminals and government, so let us tie the second down with the chains of the constitution so the second will not become the legalized version of the first” – Thomas Jefferson
That Nigeria is threatened by multi-faceted challenges, with insecurity very prominent on that list is trite. That this escalating insecurity is clearly gnawing away at the already very taut threads of our nationhood cannot be overstated.
Governance by general definition relates to "the processes of interaction and decision-making among the actors involved in a collective problem that lead to the formulation, reinforcement, or reproduction of social norms and institutions".
On February 1, 2016, the Nigerian Electricity Regulation Commission (NERC) approved a nationwide implementation of a 45% increase in electricity tariff. To this effect, an average Nigerian family will spend an additional 10-15% of their precarious income on paying for mostly unconsumed electricity.
The Nigerian media space has been recently suffused with trivia and jokes about the 2016 Federal budget. At first it was “missing”, then “padded”, and later “found”. This unfortunate drama enacted by the Executive and Legislative arms of government is an unwelcome comic relief as it does not in any way detract from the dire situation we currently find ourselves in as a nation.
We, the entire members of the National Association of Seadogs, Pyrates Confraternity worldwide, earnestly call on the Nigeria Police Force to urgently take action to investigate without delay and prosecute ALL miscreants in Nigeria's tertiary institutions, especially the impostors parading themselves as our members.
The National Association of Seadogs, Pyrates Confraternity has observed with dismay, claims by some unscrupulous individuals, especially students within and outside the Federal and State Tertiary Institutions of Learning in Nigeria to be members of the National Association of Seadogs, Pyrates Confraternity.
The National Association of Seadogs (Pyrates Confraternity) wishes to express its dismay at the unconscionable remuneration of Nigeria's National Assembly members and the adverse impact their salaries and sundry allowances have on the Nigerian economy.
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