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The dust had not yet settled after President Jonathan's infamous, "I don't give a damn," statement, when asked about publicly declaring his assets during the Presidential media chat on Sunday, June 24, when he came out with yet another controversial statement on Tuesday, saying that Nigerians should brace up for birth control legislation in order to check population explosion.
Making the remark at the swearing-in of the newly appointed chairman, Chief Festus Odumegwu and commissioners of the National Population Commission (NPC), the president said, "For us to plan properly we must manage our population; but it is extremely sensitive; we are extremely religious people; either you are a Christian or Muslim. Both Christians and Muslims and even traditionalists and all the other religions believe that children are God's gifts to man, so it is difficult for you to tell any Nigerian to number his children because they are gifts of God and it is not expected to reject God's gifts.
"It is a very sensitive thing but we must begin to think about it. We must begin to think about how we'll manage it," as reported by Daily Trust, June 27.
Jonathan went ahead to give examples of where the wealthy have very few children, like two or three, because they are educated, and the poor ones have many children, such as in the barracks, where the Generals and other big guys have few children, while those with no rank have eight or 12. Another example he cited is where you go to a duplex and the owners may have only two, three or four children while the security (Mai gadi) has nine children.
However, even as Nigeria's population stands at approximately 150 million people, the real problem is corruption and lack of good planning, this is what is suppressing development rather than our high population. It is quite unfortunate that rather than our high population to be seen as an asset, our leaders see it as a liability. If we had national planning that works in education, housing, health among other things, Nigerians would not be in such a dicey situation, with most wallowing in abject poverty.
For example, if our public schools are good enough that top government officials take their children there; our hospitals well-equipped that top government officials go there for their healthcare needs instead of jetting out on health tourism abroad; and we have good roads, electricity and water, even those poor people with many children will not be too stressed up nor pose a liability; as the government has provided these necessities to them.
But no, the poor are left to contrive how to live in the midst of plenty, where the so-called representatives of the people get millions of naira ( or is it dollars) in jumbo salaries. Still, some top government officials who are not in the public glare like the politicians steal staggering sums, such as in the pension scam.
And some of the people with few children the president gave as example, may not actually have got their money legitimately, some get theirs through corrupt means and live lavishly with their few children at the expense of the Mai gadi with nine children, who is also a citizen of Nigeria and has a right to basic things that should be provided by government.
The president should worry more about the power sector, so that our moribund industries would be revived and the people can get employment and bring an end to, or reduce youth restiveness. The situation where Nigeria becomes a dumping ground, so to say, of sub-standard goods, empowering other countries that produce them, while we consume them is unfortunate.
In addition, if government makes agriculture attractive, the teeming graduates of agriculture would go into it and become employers of labour themselves. Nigeria with vast and fertile land should be able to feed itself and export to other countries, but we have abandoned farming while we import expired rice, among others.
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Mining magnate Gina Rinehart is likely to succeed in wresting control of Fairfax Media, but it could take at least six months of manoeuvring, an academic says.
Mrs Rinehart's company Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd (HPPL) on Monday said unless Fairfax offers her board positions without 'unsuitable conditions,' she would be unable to assist Fairfax at this time.
'Hancock Prospecting may hence sell its interest, and may consider repurchasing at some other time,' HPPL said in a statement.
UNSW Australian School of Business lecturer Michael Peters says some people would ask questions if the largest shareholder of a business walked away and the share price fell, only to have the same investor re-appear to buy the shares.
Mrs Rinehart holds about 18 per cent of Fairfax stock and she is seeking as many as three board seats.
But on Wednesday Fairfax chairman Roger Corbett knocked back a request from Mrs Rinehart's for a board seat, saying the board could not reach agreement with her on the issue of Fairfax's charter of editorial independence and other board governance principles.
Existing directors are keen for her to sign a charter of editorial independence before any offer of a board position is made.
'It's got a minimum of another six months to play out, but I suspect she'll end up with the lot if the shareholders lose confidence,' Mr Peters told AAP.
He added that it would be unacceptable for Ms Rinehart to threaten to sell her shares if she was not given board seats.
'Someone's obviously drafted it (the statement) so that the Fairfax directors sit back and say, wow, she'll be back,' Mr Peters said.
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There was nothing electrifying about any of their performances with no one dipping under 10 seconds on a hot, muggy night at the National Stadium.
Triple Olympic champion and 100m world record holder Bolt was nonchalant as he settled into his blocks, pointed to the sky then coasted home first unchallenged in an ordinary 10.06.
The only thing flashy about Bolt's performance was his lime green spikes as he barely worked up a decent sweat putting a bigger effort into later out-running the media.
Blake, the 100m world champion, was little more inspired clocking 10 flat to take his heat while Powell, the reigning Jamaican 100m champion and former-world record holder, eased up at the line to finish second behind Nesta Carter in the same time of 10.19.
Michael Frater topped the fourth heat with 10.09.
Blake and Bolt had little comment about their efforts. Bolt changing quickly, pulling a white towel over his head and escaping the stadium without acknowledging the crowd or media.
Blake was no more forthcoming, saying only "not now, later" as he followed Bolt to the exit.
Powell, who has forced himself into the Bolt-Blake showdown, was more willing to discuss his performance while looking ahead to Friday's semi-finals and final.
"It's a heat so I just wanted to take it quite easy, tomorrow is the semi-finals so I'm saving it," said Powell. "I wasn't really working on anything, I just wanted to start easy and finish easy.
"Tomorrow it is going to be very hot, I'm just going to come out hot."
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THE gloves have come off in the battle for control of Fairfax Media with major shareholder Gina Rinehart and the company exchanging increasingly personal salvos about their differences, and the future of the company.
In a flurry of heated exchanges yesterday afternoon, prompted by this week's Fairfax rejection of Mrs Rinehart's board tilt, the Perth-based mining magnate called on chairman Roger Corbett to agree to a ''performance milestone'' of returning the company's share price to 87 and reversing ''the five-year decline in paid circulation and revenue''. In a letter to Mr Corbett, she said he should resign if he failed to achieve the goals by November.
But Fairfax rejected the ultimatum. Instead, it called on her to launch a takeover for the company.
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''If Mrs Rinehart wants control of Fairfax Media she must make a bid. Mrs Rinehart's letter today has once and for all unmasked her motives for her continual attacks on the company and its board,'' adding that the company's readers would abandon the group's mastheads ''if Mrs Rinehart succeeds in this personal crusade''.
Later in the evening, one of Mrs Rinehart key executives, John Klepec, took issue with the Fairfax response, saying: ''Mrs Rinehart has repeatedly advised that she would not use the publications to promote her private interests only. It is hence incorrect for Fairfax to endeavour to allege that this has been a 'personal crusade'."
Mrs Rinehart had ''never sought control of Fairfax,'' he added.
Earlier, Mrs Rinehart dismissed the board's assertion that editorial independence was the main sticking point. ''Where we have differed most profoundly is not over the charter of editorial independence, contrary to much Fairfax reporting, but over how to save a business that is reportedly in danger of dying.''
But the company - owner of this newspaper - disagreed: ''Contrary to Mrs Rinehart's repeated assertions that this isn't about editorial control - it is. It is also about her obtaining control of the company and not paying a premium.''
Mrs Rinehart said the performance of Fairfax over the past five years had been ''distressing for shareholders''.
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