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44 — VANGUARD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2019 YOUR LUCK TODAY By Joshua Adeyemo Phone 08056180139 SAGITTARIUS: Once again, you’ll have the needed opportunity to assert yourself to the administration of others. Both love and financial success can be yours with efforts. Reason with your tried and trusted friends. CAPRICORN: You can make it a successful day with positive approach on your part. You will be in a better position to defuse tension within your working arena. Try to be more ambitious. AQUARIUS Yes! You’re not scared a bit even, when opposition and/or competition come your way but, if you give in to diplomatic approach, you’ll fare better today. PISCES: Pressure that came your way suddenly will give way unexpectedly today, to the betterment of your course. The more financially ambitious you are today, the better for you. Be steadfast. ARIES: You sincerely believe in intelligent argument or discussion. And if you allow your ability to be diplomatic come to play today, you’ll be better for it. Enjoy your love life. L E I S U R E TAKE HEART — ELLA RANDLE Being kind can strengthen your relationships and give a sense of satisfaction in life. -Karen Hall- There are different ways to practice kindness. One way to be kind is to open your eyes and be active when you see people in need. Be there when someone needs a helping hand? A sense of goodwill is created when people are kind to those who need help. -Ella Randle- TERROR MUDA in “Never say goodbye” SAYINGS OF OUR PEOPLE If you watch your pot, your food will not burn. ~Mauritanian, Nigerian, and Niger Proverb By Kola Fayemi TAURUS: You’ll tend to become both creative and persuasive to the administration of others. Then those who’ve been resisting secret love may slip suddenly and become excited. GEMINI: Even if opposition persists, supports you are getting from the influential people will be enough to see you through. Yet, the more cooperative you are the better. CANCER: Your creativity quotient within your working arena will today be enhanced. You’ll be blamed if you keep official issues secrets from your COLEAGUES at work. LEO: After a few tension soaked days, you’ll have the needed opportunity to look through windows of the world and have your way as well. Magnetic and/or magic days is predicted for lovers today. VIRGO: Even if you continue to work under pressure via increased workload, you will have good results to show for your efforts today. Be steadfast. DUDU in “ROLLING HOT” By A.O.OLAIDE LIBRA: Better than yesterday. And the more co-operative you are today the better for you. Those of you travelling for love are in for an exciting day. SCORPIO: Those of you willing to let go hard feelings at work are for a progressive day to the betterment of your finances. Let go yesterday, move ahead. ASTROLOGICAL ASTROLOGICAL COUNSELLING COUNSELLING Send your date e and place of birth to the Astr trological Counselling, P.M.B 100 007, 7, Apapa, Lagos What about Libra? Dear Joshua, I am interested in knowing characteristics of Libra Star Signs. Agboola-Ikeja. Dear Agboola, Here-under are the basic characteristics of Libra-the Star of money, marriage and justice. VIRGINIA dadadekola@yahoo.com ASTROLOGICAL COUNSELLING BASIC CHARACTERISTICS OF LIBRA Libra is the 7th Zodiac sign related to public spiritedness partnership, marriage, rival, close associates, open opponents, justice, harmony and/or care for peace and concord. Through Venus - the ruler of Libra, Librans are artistic inclined and as Venus rules money, money, music and comfort are truly important to all Librans and you are not an exception. Libra is a cardinal star sign which induces it’s natives to desire action and importance in a peaceful manner. Things ruled by Libra as stated above must be taken seriously by you. You see, if a Libran makes mistake while trying to make a partnership choice either of business or emotional type, it will profoundly affect many other areas of his/her life. Equally, business rival and/or open opponents must not be treated with levity Ėlement of Libra is air. Natives of air Star signs are naturally intelligent and must think twice of their ideas before trying to discard them. Because their ideas are truly brilliant and most of them can lead to success both for themselves and others. Libra is the social butterfly of the Zodiac and the issues of justice, fair-play and equity are very important to the natives of Venus ruled Libra. Some people who need to know better erroneously believe that Librans’ love of peace makes them a weak set of people but Librans can revolt, if and when injustice is done to them. Some other times however, the desire for peace in your innerself at times get the better off-you, to the point that you seek others’ approval before you do anything. And this your weak point can be taken advantage of by some dubious people who will not hesitate to do so. But as peace loving as Librans are if a Libran discovers real or imaginary injustice against self, he/she will feel cheated especially, if the matter at hand concerns RELATIONSHIP, few of them will then react violently but many will sulk. HOME & ABROAD By Lawrence Akapa
Vanguard, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2019 — 45 Can cooperative federalism work? BY DR. OLISA AGBAKOBA SAN NIGERIA is a country of so many ethnic nationalities and so has been striving to evolve a workable framework that harmonizes the often conflicting interests of these nationalities. As a result of our large population and territory, the most effective political system is federalism because it enables us to have diverse ways of organizing ourselves. Many people say the 1963 Republican Constitution was the best ever because it allowed the different regions to express themselves. The South produced cocoa, the North groundnut and the East palm oil. There was space for each region. But today people criticize strong unitary federalism because it forces the component units under a strong centre and so most people feel returning to the 1963 Constitution is better and therefore restructuring has become a big issue. But restructuring has challenges because it has to be nationally accepted but has not. The issue is whether to look for other models? Restructuring is like sitting atop a 10 story building which we will eventually get to. But we have to come from the ground floor up. This is why I have proposed Cooperative Federalism for consideration. Of course, there are many other models of Federalism. Models of Federalism George Anderson, in his book “Federalism: An Introduction”, has identified some of the models. There are dualist and integrated models of Federalism. The dualist model typically assigns different jurisdictions to each order of government, which then delivers and administers its own programs. The integrated model provides for many shared competences and the constituent – unit governments often administer centrally legislated programs or laws. Under the dualist, or classical, model of federalism, constitutional jurisdiction over different subjects is usually assigned exclusively to one order of government. In this model, each order of government normally delivers programs in its area of responsibility, using its civil service and departments; the federal government’s departments are thus present throughout the country. In practice, the dualist model does not achieve a neat separation of powers because so many issues have regional, national, even international dimensions and many different responsibilities of governments are themselves intertwined. In all dualist constitutions, there are some shared or concurrent powers in which both orders of government can make laws. Canada and Belgium have few concurrent powers, while Australia has very extensive concurrency. Where powers are concurrent, federal law is generally, but not always, paramount, meaning it prevails in cases of conflict. Also, there can be de facto concurrency when both orders of government have different powers that bear on a question: this is a kind of shared power and typically it does not involve paramountcy. For example, in old constitutions, the environment is not usually a head of power, but both orders of government may have different legal powers that permit them to regulate the environmental impacts of a major infrastructure project, so it can proceed only if they both agree. Under the integrated (or interlocking) model of federalism, exemplified by Germany, some subject matters are exclusively assigned to one order of government (e.g. defence to the federal government), but most subject matters are concurrent, where the central government sets framework legislation that the constituent units can complement (but not contravene) with their own legislation. As well, the governments of the constituent units deliver programs in The purpose of a federation is for the different power centres Federal and States to cooperate these concurrent areas. Thus the central government has a small civil service in the regions, largely limited to its areas of exclusive competence. This model is also sometimes called administrative federalism because the principal powers of the constituent units are administrative. A great challenge in this model is restricting the detail of central policymaking to leave room for decisions and laws at the level of constituent units. The German model also provides for joint decision making affecting these areas of concurrency, in that relevant federal laws must be approved by a majority vote of the representatives of the Lander in the Bundesrat. South Africa has adopted aspects of this model. Canada, Brazil and the United States are examples of largely dualist federations; Germany, Austria, South Africa, and Spain follow the interlocking model. India and Switzerland have strong features of both. Australia is largely dualist in administrative arrangements but has so many areas of concurrency that it has some strongly interlocking features. *Olisa Agbakoba What these models illustrate is that no federation is purely of one form. The purpose of a federation is for the different power centres Federal and States to cooperate. In our case, as it relates to Cooperative Federalism, States and the Federal Government can work together for economic development. Infrastructure and solid minerals development readily come to mind. Based on the principle of subsidiarity in Federalism which is incorporating the government closest to the people, infrastructure can be commonly developed, for instance, the East-West High Way that has been uncompleted because responsibility excludes relevant state governments but under the principle of subsidiarity including state governments improves implementation and also ownership. States with solid minerals can have cooperative federalism with the federal government to explore their solid minerals. Ondo state has one of the world’s richest bitumen; Enugu has one of the world’s richest reserve of coal, Ebony has one of the best salt mines valued at about N14 billion. What stops states from cooperating What stops states from cooperating with the federal government to harness minerals? Look at police, in the Constitution under the National Police Council, all the 36 state governors play a role in picking the Inspector General of Police but the states have never requested that the President summon a meeting of the Police Council since 1998 yet they complain. Actually, under the current Constitution under both the exclusive and concurrent list schemes of cooperation exist but it has not been harnessed, for example, states can build power stations and there are several other schemes. So rather than looking to restructuring which is distant, it is good to look at what is in the 1999 Constitution because that cooperation will allow development. This is no way derogates from Restructuring. It simply means we all have to work towards attaining the goal of restructuring but we can have Cooperative Federalism to deepen the process of democracy. Nami assumes office at FIRS, meets staff THE Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Muhammad Nami assumed office at the Revenue House, FIRS Headquarters in Abuja on Thursday. Nami met with the Management and Staff of the Service and assured them that he would work with them to achieve President Muhammadu Buhari’s aim of appointing him. “I am overwhelmed by the reception by all of you despite the short notice. I hope that you will continue to give me this support as we work together to build capacity and raise the revenue for the country. I assure you that we will work together to achieve President Muhammadu By Victor Young NIGERIA, Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association, NECA, has expressed concerns over rising inflation rate in the country, which leaped to a 19-month high of 11.85% in November, 2019 (October: 11.61%, indicating a 0.24% increase). Speaking in Lagos, NE- CA’s Director-General, DG, Dr. Timothy Olawale, said in the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, recent CPI figures, all subsets of the consumer price indexes increased, attributing the rising figures, most especially, the food index, to government’s decision to close the land border in an attempt to curb food smuggling. He cautioned “on the correlation between the inflation rate and the treasury bills. With the T-Bills rate at about 7.8% compares to the inflation rate of 11.85%, this calls for rethink on the management of the economy, as there are tendencies for foreign investors to Buhari’s aim of appointing me”, he said. In a message to the staff, Nami said he owed it to God Almighty, his appointment to the position of the Executive Chairman of FIRS, noting that he was aware of the enormity of the responsibility ahead . “This task, as enormous as it is, requires masterstroke measures, resilience in policy implementation and foresight to evolve novel ideas. I shall spare no effort to summon the courage to actualise this task. Most times, success is borne out of the will to endure hardship such as tax drive entails”, he said. He told the staff that respite has come to them especially to those who are hardworking and professional in their work. “At this point, I want to Mr. Abiodun Aina, Ag. Executive Chairman, FIRS with Executive Chairman, FIRS, Muhammad Mamman Nami, at Revenue House, Abuja yesterday. NECA expresses concerns over rising inflation dash for the exit and the currency could head to a down swing, as the GDP posted only 2.28% in real terms in Q3 of 2019.” Dr. Olawale averred that having cautioned in October, 2019 after the CBN, in its bid to boost lending banned private individuals and local non-banking firms from buying shortterm securities through Open market Operations, of its implication on the Inflation rate, this is affirming our projections. The bond yield has dropped, occasioned by reduced liquidity in the T-bills market and higher inflation. The NECA DG argued that the CBN need to review its policy on the ban from buying short-term central bank securities through Open Market Operations (OMO). On the implications of the rising inflation rate to the economy, DG, NECA reiterated that it could “lead to lull in economic activities, thereafter, decline further the growth rate. enlist the support and cooperation of all staff in the task of lifting the economy of this country out of its present position. I want you to be rest assured that respite has come especially to the deserving hardworking and professionally competent members of the staff”, he added. Abiodun Aina, who acted as the Executive Chairman until Nami was confirmed by Senate on Wednesday thanked the staff for cooperating with him to handover a peaceful and unified FIRS to the Executive Chairman. “You can see the excitement on the faces of the staff and their eagerness to receive you. It shows the enthusiasm with which you are expected in FIRS. In the little time I held forth, I have seen that we have some little challenges with our mandate. This is the challenges that you have come to provide solutions to. I pledge my loyalty and the loyalty of my colleagues and I believe that we are going to work together to achieve the mandate of the Service”, Aina told Nami. In the message to staff, Nami said: “All praises and adoration are due to the Almighty God, the One who exalts whomever He wills, the Maker of kings, the Provider of sustenance. This auspicious moment of my life is not my making, He has designed it to be. It is not by my strength or claim to any modicum of knowledge. It is His Wisdom. It is not also an accident. It is His will. “As I assume the mantle of leadership of this reputable organisation, I want to say that I am very much aware of the enormity of the responsibility entrusted to me by fate and those who have confidence in my capacity to discharge it. I am equally aware that for too long, Nigeria’s economy has been in dire straits with attendant socio-economic challenges. “It is as a result of these challenges that the present administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has been making strident efforts towards putting the economy back on the track. Part of these efforts is the administration’s attempt towards making tax revenue generation and collection the cornerstone of its economic recovery efforts. I therefore understand that my mandate is to facilitate the administration’s economic recovery drive through increased tax revenue generation by opening up new potential revenue sources."
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