NAVIGATING THE SEASON OF DISCONTENT: THE URGENCY OF POLITICAL ORGANISATION AND PURPOSEFUL MASS ACTION - JAYE GASKIA

It is no longer news that the Nigeria economy went into and stayed firmly put in recession during 2016 with 4 consecutive quarterly negative GDP growths.

However, this dive into free fall did not start in 2016. From about 2010 onwards the economy has been declining, with annual GDP growth declining from an average of about 5% to about 1% in 2015, before dropping precipitately into negative region at the beginning of 2016.

So whereas it is true that the economy contracted in 2016, the decline and shrinking of the economy began long before that.

So why was it necessary to recount the foregoing as a way of introducing the subject of mass popular discontent, and the coming a period that can be and will become described as a season of discontent?
It is necessary because it is important to underpin the fact that any serious person and or political party aspiring to govern this country or any other country for that matter ought to be able to understand, identify and analyse the trends in the overall development trajectory of the country and people over which it wants to superintend before ever even going to seek for the active consent of the people to govern.

THOSE WHO HAVE EARS LET THEM HEAR! BY JAYE GASKIA

There are several categories of opinions rampant among Nigerians, and particularly finding expression on the internet and social media with respect to attitude to the current government, two or three of which categories actually stinks and can be annoying were they not tragic.

There is a category of people who are simply opposed to this government because they remain supporters of the last government and ex-ruling party that was voted out and rejected at the last general elections.

Devaluation: Naira-dollar exchange rate circa from 1984 to 1993 (roughly)

In 1984 the Naira-dollar exchange rate was 2:1 at the end of Shagari;

In 1985 it was 4 or 5:1 (under IMF pressure). Buhari overthrown in August 1985

By the time IBB left (1993) it was 80:1 (under SAP et al).

During Abacha's regime (1993 - 1998) it was circa 85:1. The dynamics of Abdulsalami, Obasanjo (2), UMYA, and GEJ can be tracked carefully as well and context placed in evaluating Buhari (2) since 2015.

Meanwhile the slide continues...., accelerating wildly as international Oil prices have dropped post GEJ - for multiple micro and macro reasons, including infrastructure collapse, criminality, etc...National development plans to position Nigeria for the future have been systematically underperforming since 1975....

ANALYSIS OF THE MATTERS OF O-STATE OF OSUN STATE

I'm particularly interested on whether Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, O-State governor , performed well or not during his 5 years in Office as 27th November approaches.
Some are of the opinion that the O-governor has turned the State around while others are of the opinion that the O-governor has not justified the resources at his disposal with the tarrying projects he was making media promotion all around about.

The true State of the O-State and the Os

A. O-Schools

This is a program of the government of Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola in the education sector to build new structures in the selected public Schools.

The government promised to construct 20 High Schools, 25 Middle Schools and 40 Elementary Schools across the state.