Kobojunkie:

How old are you?? does that even make sense to you??

what has my age got to do with u?and it does make sense to me :Pgot a problem with that?

SENATOR JD:

what has my age got to do with u?and it does make sense to me :Pgot a problem with that?

That should not even make sense to any competent mind out there. Fly BA and get kicked out in the air when you mess up If it makes sense to you, then,

Kobojunkie:


That should not even make sense to any competent mind out there. Fly BA and get kicked out in the air when you mess up If it makes sense to you, then,

then what?cat cut ur tongue?nigga pls dnt start that abusive thread with me, i dnt do such aight.

@ all
i have now found someone who was on that flight. a friend of mine. and i now have first hand account of what happened. BA messed up BIG time!!! and they are going to pay for their actions.

angel101:

@ all
i have now found someone who was on that flight. a friend of mine. and i now have first hand account of what happened. BA messed up BIG time!!! and they are going to pay for their actions.

good so lets hear from a better source, what really happened they messed up big time?how?
sure ure friend is pissed at them right?

we should all call a Spade a spade and not a garden shovel, people have kept quiet while or brothers and sisters are being deported and given the most inhumane treatment in the process and in more than one occasion and Nigerians died from these treatment
and to hear people come up and insinuate that we deserve such for speaking out against injustice is despicable-Jakumo take note, next time it could be you

Robert Fisk: It's easy to be snotty with an airline so haughty that it regards its own customers as an inconvenience

BA should be broken up and left with a core institution. Deportation or Rendition Airlines

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Oh, those wretched "disruptive" passengers! Poor British Airways. They can't even ship off a crying man to Nigeria with the boys in blue to keep him quiet without passengers objecting and disrupting and disturbing their lovely aeroplanes. No wonder all the economy-class passengers were chucked off flight BA075 to Lagos on 27 March rather than have them object to the deportation of a crying man. Quite right, too.


Indeed, having long ago abandoned British Airways – arrogant check-in staff and Roxy usherette stewards and stewardesses – I've always thought the airline should be broken up and left with a core institution. Deportation Airlines, for example, or – if that sounds a trifle downmarket – Guantanamo Airlines, or even Rendition Airlines.

Of course, it's easy to be snotty with an airline that can be so haughty that it regards its own customers as an inconvenience. I won't recount the episode some years ago when I was asked at Heathrow if I had any sharp implements in my hand baggage. I do not have any sharp implements in my hand baggage, I replied. That was not good enough. "Answer 'yes' or 'no', Sir," I was admonished. My God, what had I done wrong? Was I in danger of suffering something worse than capital punishment: for instance, the British Airways "life ban" which has apparently been imposed on Ayodeji Omotade, who was arrested, stripped of his cash and abandoned at Heathrow because he objected to the deportation of the young man – anonymous, of course – on BA075.

What quite took my breath away was the outrageous letter that Jim Forster wrote to The Independent this week. Rejoicing in the title of "Manager, Government [sic] and Industry Affairs, British Airways," Jim Forster wrote with apparent indifference to passengers' feelings, which I consider symbolise his awful airline. For it seems that quite a lot of the other 136 passengers in economy class were also distressed at the way in which the deportee was being treated. Indeed, Jim admits in his letter that the deportee's presence "led to a large number of passengers causing such a serious disturbance that it required the intervention of 20 uniformed police officers to regain control of the situation. Given the level of disruption it was not possible to pinpoint which passengers were the most involved , "

Now hold on a minute, Jim. Do you mean that 20 coppers – in addition to the four or five already keeping your deportee quiet, though crying – all marched into economy class to repress those "disruptive" passengers? Or did they hang around at the gate, thereby exaggerating the extent of the "disruptiveness"? And I don't mean to be rude, but – after the catastrophe of Terminal Five – don't you realise that the most disruptive institution at Heathrow is called British Airways? But I get the point. It's okay to ship thousands of your passengers' checked baggage items off to Milan – but they've got to shut up when you allow a weeping man to be dragged aboard for deportation.

Then there's the killer line at the beginning of your letter. "British Airways, like all other UK airlines, is required by law to carry deportees at the Government's request." Not so, Jim. A pilot has full discretion not to fly if a passenger – even a mere deportee – boards in a state of distress. You did, of course, choose not to mention in your letter that passengers (no doubt highly "disruptive" objected to the treatment of a female detainee forced aboard a Sabena flight at Brussels airport some years ago.

The pilot refused to fly her, the police restraining her were ordered off the plane and the passengers commended the crew. I can see why this wouldn't factor into your own letter because – and again, I am sure you are aware of this – the woman deportee subsequently died from her treatment at the hands of the Belgian police.

Then there's your unpleasant reminder that "we also have a zero-tolerance approach to any type of disturbance an aircraft , " Well yes, I would hope so. But then explain to me, please, what kind of "disturbance" Salman Rushdie was causing on your planes when you banned him from British Airways after Ayatollah Khomeini uttered a death threat against him? Remember, Jim? British Airways was so frightened of carrying Rushdie that they simply refused to fly him. Now I'm no Rushdie fan,but does that mean that if one of my books gets up the nose of an Iranian ayatollah you're going to slap a ban on me, too? Does that make me a "disruptive" passenger, Jim?

Now I don't believe that airlines are all bad. I fly Air France – everywhere – and say this in all innocence. Other than a frequent-flyer card I have no financial interest in this excellent airline, and I urge British Airways passengers to transfer their affections to Air France next time they have to travel long distance. But I calculate that my lecture trips probably net Air France up to £60,000 a year and I guess it was inevitable that, some time ago, British Airways encouraged me to fly with them from Beirut to the American continent.

Just one trip, they told me, and I'll see how British Airways treats its passengers. And of course, sucker Bob bought a business class return across the Atlantic, found the crew polite and friendly, but then – on returning to Heathrow for my onward connection to Beirut – was downgraded to economy class. Flourishing a fistful of dollars in compensation, the Heathrow staff told me that the flight was overbooked.

No, it wasn't their fault, Jim. I know that. But it was the same old BA story. Too many of us animals had turned up for your flight and the last donkeys in transit got sent to the stalls at the back. I suppose I should have been grateful that I didn't have the pilot of BA075 at the controls. But I never returned to British Airways. So there's not much point in giving me the only honour I would like from you – a life-ban in case I am ever tempted to fly on your wretched aeroplanes again.

@ senator jd
here's the story according to my friend who was on board that plane.

my friend along with his girlfriend got on board the aircraft and was seated about four rows behind the deportee. mr omotade was seated on the same row as the deportee across the isle. shortly after my friend had settled down in his seat, he began to hear muffled sounds like someone was suffocating so he along with many others tried to find where the sound was coming from. they then noticed at least four heavily built police men pressing a passenger (the deportee) down in the chair with something (not identified) covering his head.
the cries of this man was extremely distressing to a lot of people on the aircraft including children who were seated in the row right in front of the deportee. these children were crying (obviously out of fright).
it was at this point that mr omotade got up and spoke to the police officers asking them if it was necessary to use such excessive force on the guy which he feared was endangering his (deportee's) life and distressing the children around, but the police asked him not to worry saying that the deportee was a criminal. many other people including my friend then spoke up and asked for the deportee to be removed from the flight as it was causing too much distress.
my friends girlfriend immediately rang a newspaper (i dont remember which one now) and reported the story. the deportee was then removed. a few minutes later,a crew member came and took away the only two white people in the cabin as well as one black man. thereafter, a larger number of police men returned and ordered omotade off the plane. it was at this point that the chaos began.
the remaining passengers tried to refuse for him to be taken off the plane and saying they too would go off the plane if they insisted on taking omotade away so violently. mr omotade was however taken off the plane and the rest of the passengers (including children) were left on board for three hours without water or food. after over three hours, the passengers were all taken off the plane and put on later flights. my friend was put on a fight bound for lagos via dubai!!! a flight which cost £300 less than the one he was just removed from. (another indication of the rip off we suffer in the hands of these airlines)

angel101:


it was at this point that mr omotade got up and spoke to the police officers asking them if it was necessary to use such excessive force on the guy which he feared was endangering his (deportee's) life and distressing the children around, but the police asked him not to worry saying that the deportee was a criminal.

I thought other sources stated he did not get up but stayed quietly in his sit and protested in some kind of "choir master's" voice?  Many Nigerians go about disgracing themselves and expect to be rewarded with royal treatment even when they are so uncouth and do not have their own airlines.

Like it is today you started maltreating yourselves.  It is almost 2 months since this Omotade story broke and we have not yet seen "a zillion" man/woman marches all over Africa in protest. Hispanics are doing better in the US by forming solid groups around the world to protest their causes even where some 14 million illegals are still present in the US.  The US cannot even deport them.  You guys are here making empty threats of boycott and noises while the rest of Africa watches you with amazement.

No shame at all.  What a bunch of noise makers!  Go and get your own airlines and stop making trouble all over the place.

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Niyoo, good man, it just so happens that I quite enjoy hearing colorful and imaginative insults, so I would be most grateful if you would kindly just go ahead and let fly with a few NOW so as to display your creativity in that uniquely Nigerian mode of communication which has earned so many folks free room and board at Her Majesty's pleasure.

Fortunately for you there is no penalty for displaying this talent here on the internet, though obviously if you prefer to conduct your insult program against more worthy adversaries, then by all means wait till you are on your next flight to the UK before launching into a tirade, so as to definitively learn just how promptly you get 'cuffed and relocated to the Hounslow West police station after the aircraft lands.

As for selling birth-rights, I must confess that I may indeed have already sold mine years ago, although I can't be certain on this since I would not recognize a birth-right even if I was hit over the head with one

I say you are the man.  Say it again.  Birth right of "no water, no light"!   Trips to Germany to diagnose dynamic ailments that change with the weather.

so even though you got a first hand info of what happened,the only contribution or reply you have is that the man should have sat down quietly and protested in a choirman's voice?oh my lawd, we have a looooong wayto go in nigeria

@trukoments
that was an awesome article,who wrote it and what paper?i have stopped flying british airways like since 2003 ,i mainly go airfrance and thinking of changing to either emirates,maroc air cause they treat passengers a hell of a lot better and you ll get value for your fare

lucabrasi:

so even though you got a first hand info of what happened,the only contribution or reply you have is that the man should have sat down quietly and protested in a choirman's voice?oh my lawd, we have a looooong wayto go in nigeria

@trukoments
that was an awesome article,who wrote it and what paper?i have stopped flying british airways like since 2003 ,i mainly go airfrance and thinking of changing to either emirates,maroc air cause they treat passengers a hell of a lot better and you ll get value for your fare

leave the jokers alone. they would not wake up until it happens to them. and by then i hope people will take their advicce and leave them well out of it to carry their cross alone. the selfishness of some nigerians is so apalling!#

i too have stopped flying BA for about four years. my boyfriend too. u get absolutely nothing for ur money. in feb my brother was coming to nigeria with BA. they were delayed on board the plane for over four hours due to technical problems and guess what? not a drop of water were they offered!

i guess its a choice thing sha. some people dont mind paying top dollar and still end up being treated like dirt!

Since when did British Airways have their headquaters in Alhaji Marsha, Suru-Lere?   A Nigerian spokesperson for British Airways based in Nigeria?  What kind of a 419 topic is this?  Interesting that the so-called spokes man Mr. Ademola Adedoyin is from Mr. Ayo Omotola's village.   Lie lie peeps!  Abi na Amala state all these people come from?   What a bunch of busy bodies.  Please where are the real white oyinbo Brits? Let them come and tell us what really happened instead of listening to all these amebos here.

It looks like only Nigerians are doing the "defending" and the "regretting"  If this topic was important to the British, I am sure Willie Walsh will be on global TV replying all these noise.  However the banned culprit remains "banned" for life.  If they revoke the ban, they would have to re-instate Naomi Campbell too.

Let us see if the British will go back on their word and unban  the "busy bodies" in this whole saga.

What a misleading title.  British Airways regrets? You wish!

Dream on pals.  No boycott yet?

“Offloading passengers is not a decision that is taken lightly and is a rare occurrence. However, the disturbance on board the BA75 service to Lagos on Thursday, March 27, was a very serious incident, which required the presence of 20 uniformed police officers to regain control of the situation.”

If I were to choose those to believe in this situation, I will never believe a bunch of Nigerians when I know that they tell too many lies and misrepresent the facts to their advantage.  I say I have flown with Nigerians and as a Nigerian myself, I know what I can do do.   Who are you people trying to deceive?  Please go and march in Nigeria there where nobody will see or hear from you guys.  Good job British Airways, keep banning them for life!  Glad to know that British Airways has not made a sound in this case or the ones people are claming to have happened in the past. 

Or did British Airways just currently employ a Nigerian based Brit to placate Nigerian as a "spokesman"?

Where is the evidence of maltreatment I say?  Stop telling lies.

Good job Kobojunkie.  I say good job!   You are really trying for Nigeria.  I really appreciate your efforts.  Like you see, It is an uphill task.  I realy wish you were the president of Nigeria, I would move back in a jiffy.  But no hope I see. Even moderator job, they would not let you have in peace.   I will always respect you on this website.  You do not see black and call it white, unlike these ones here.

he he he

Spermdrops:

Since when did British Airways have their headquaters in Alhaji Marsha, Suru-Lere? A Nigerian spokesperson for British Airways based in Nigeria? What kind of a 419 topic is this? Interesting that the so-called spokes man Mr. Ademola Adedoyin is from Mr. Ayo Omotola's village. Lie lie peeps! Abi na Amala state all these people come from? What a bunch of busy bodies. Please where are the real white oyinbo Brits? Let them come and tell us what really happened instead of listening to all these amebos here.

It looks like only Nigerians are doing the "defending" and the "regretting" If this topic was important to the British, I am sure Willie Walsh will be on global TV replying all these noise. However the banned culprit remains "banned" for life. If they revoke the ban, they would have to re-instate Naomi Campbell too.

Let us see if the British will go back on their word and unban the "busy bodies" in this whole saga.

What a misleading title. British Airways regrets? You wish!

Dream on pals. No boycott yet?


If I were to choose who to believe in this situation, I will never believe a bunch of Nigerians when I know that they tell too many lies and misrepresent the facts to their advantage. I say I have flown with Nigerians and as a Nigerian myself, I know what I can do do. Who are you people trying to deceive. Please go and march in Nigeria there where nobody will see or here from you guys. Good job British Airways, keep banning them for life! Glad to know that British Airways has not made a sound in this case or the ones people are claming to have happened in the past.

Where is the evidence of maltreatment I say? Stop telling lies.

Good job Kobojunkie. I say good job! You are really trying for Nigeria. I really appreciate your efforts. Like you see, It is an uphill task. I realy wish you were the president of Nigeria, I would move back in a jiffy. But no hope I see. Even moderator job, they would not let you have in peace.

he he he

Don't be confused. I am not one of your disciples of indiscipline.

Serves British Airways right. I have flown on the useless airline couple of times in the 1990s and was subjected to mistreatment. The last straw that broke the carmel's back for me was when they insisted that I had to explain how I got my US Permanent Residency Permit - I was only in transit and not visiting the not-so-Great Britain. I refused to yield and had to get into a shouting match with the immigration officer until the supervisor had to be called up and asked me to proceed. I could only imagine what Africans have to go through in that country. But we are reaping what our governments have sowed. We used to have a national carrier but the crooks that ran the country ran the airline into the ground. I go to bed every night now praying that British Airways will go the way of the dinosaurs. BOYCOTT THE BOYCOTTABLE y'all.

What else do we know how to do but get into shouting marches. You are lucky you were not shot! A Nigerian police/immigration officer would have gunned you down before finding out that you were George Bush's only son.

You are so ridiculous Spermdrops - or whatever you choose to call yourself. Your contribution is out of point. Are you justifying BAs ill treatment of people or just implying that Not-So-Great Britain should stoop to the same level as Nigerian immigration or customs? They created the mess that is today called Nigeria as a result of their divide and rule policy and now that " chickens are comming home to roost" - they dont want any of that. The Not-So-Great Britain is a dying empire and I have no sympathy for them as they are now reaping what they sowed and they must not take it out on well meaning blacks.

It is easier to prove that OBJ used 16billion Naira for electricity than a "single case of maltreatment" against Nigerians by foreign airlines. I personally do not care for them as a "people".  I despise them. You have the right to feel the way you do about the "Great British Empire".  All I want you to explain to me like Kobojunkie has been asking you guys here is how you were maltreated.   In all the cases cited every where on Nairaland and all other websites, I don't buy them.  I commend the British for even putting up with Nigerians.  But of course they have to.  The keep majority of Nigerian's stolen wealth.

In this case, I respect their laws and anyone that interferes with them should be dealth with.  How can a deportee be resisting being flown home to his own country?  If he had sat down quietly and escaped at MMA airport, no one would have noticed.  he knew he was on a Nigerian bound flight with a bunch of Nigerians foolish enough to fall for his antics.  Guess what?  What you get is a life time ban from flying British Airways for being disruptive.

Supported!

I hope "deportees" will not be flown with any other kinds of passagers from now on.  People like Mr. Ayo Omotade will not feel the need to be a "good samaritan" busy body.

If I behaved that way, I hope I am dealt with too.

angel101:

in feb my brother was coming to nigeria with BA. they were delayed on board the plane for over four hours due to technical problems and guess what? not a drop of water were they offered!

@ spermdrops
here is evidence of BA maltreating nigerians!!!

angel101:

@ spermdrops
here is evidence of BA maltreating nigerians!!!

Okay, fine.  Then take up your complaint with the appropraite authorities.  I think it is about time we learned something about customer service. As Nigerians, what stopped all the passangers aboard all the "maltreatment" flights from coming together as a union with proper documentation and forward to the Nigerian Laison office in the UK?  Oh I forgot, much of those exist in name only. Why can't this be handled in an orderly fashion diplomatically? Because we always do things the "Nigerian" way with no meaningful results.

What do we have a foreign affairs ministry for?  Instead of making noise, letters as far back as 20 years ago documenting "maltreatment" should have been tendered.  When dealing with these white people, documentation is everything.  Why disrupt an internationally bound flight?

How can you complain of maltreatment and you have no concrete documentation to show for it.  Why did your brother not write a letter to his consulate in Britain.


I hate to tell you this.  Many places in Nigeria do not have water to drink so I do not see that as maltreatment. As we speak, I am sure your village and my village have no "water"!

Spermdrops, I hope you are not a British mole. I just find it hard to believe that you will side with people who hate and mistreat other fellow Africans. We do not have to justify their actions against well meaning people by equating their actions with our "mis-leaders". You seem like an intelligent guy but you need to wake up and see the daylight. The Not-So-Great Britain will continue to be so as long as it continues to support such bad leaders as IBB and Obasanjo and the idea of encouraging illicit money comming into their  "Queendom". Hopefully China will soon buy up the Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street to finally bring this evil to a close

I hate the British with a passion.  But if only we could take care of ourselves better in Nigeria, we will not be going through all this.

Do not ask for what you do not have in your own country.  It would make you look foolish to the rest of the world. That is my point.

The British will always have the upper hand over Nigeria because the gave birth to Nigeria and Nigeria never gained full independence.

Never will.

I travelled with Delta Airlines a few months ago and was stuck over night in one African country for instrumentation failure.  Let me tell you, they treated us like human beings.  Gave every man, woman, and child a $200 compensation fee with an apology letter before we left the plane. Free overnight stay in a hotel, free dinner and free breakfast till we departed the next day to our destination.  Mostly Nigerians on that flight.  You did not hear a single noise of unruliness.  Everyone was calm. I was so proud of Nigerians.

I have also travelled with a deportee on board an aircraft and when the deportee started his mess, he was escorted out of the plane immediately.

So all we can do is make noise here.  You cannot try that on an American Airline.  Nigerians in different parts of the world have different "orientation" I guess.

Now we are talking! Anyone that understands that our current problems as a nation can be laid at the footsteps of the "Not-So-Great Britain" knows what he is talking about. They created the culture of corruption in this country and in a lot of other countries that they colonized. But I agree with you my brother; we have to figure out a way to fix our problems on our own. But how then do you do that when corruption fighters who try to do the right thing get sent off to NIPSS, Kuru for a year - just to silence them. And our "Servant Leader" is yet to really get back on track with his new anti-corruption czar in bringing new people to real serious justice. We can really start to develop as a nation as soon as our government officials realize that there are serious consequences for criminal misconducts as we see in US, China, The Koreas and in most of Europe.

Spermdrops:

Okay, fine. Then take up your complaint with the appropraite authorities. I think it is about time we learned something about customer service. As Nigerians, what stopped all the passangers aboard all the "maltreatment" flights from coming together as a union with proper documentation and forward to the Nigerian Laison office in the UK? Oh I forgot, much of those exist in name only. Why can't this be handled in an orderly fashion diplomatically? Because we always do things the "Nigerian" way with no meaningful results.

What do we have a foreign affairs ministry for? Instead of making noise, letters as far back as 20 years ago documenting "maltreatment" should have been tendered. When dealing with these white people, documentation is everything. Why disrupt an internationally bound flight?

How can you complain of maltreatment and you have no concrete documentation to show for it. Why did your brother not write a letter to his consulate in Britain.


I hate to tell you this. Many places in Nigeria do not have water to drink so I do not see that as maltreatment. As we speak, I am sure your village and my village have no "water"!

no need to make assumptions here dear. i have not said that my brother did not make a formal complain so pls leave that out. secondly wether or not ur village or mine has drinking water is so besides the point i am tempted to ignore the statement but i will humour u. when i pay for a service, i expect to get it regardless of what my background may be!

angel101:

no need to make assumptions here dear. i have not said that my brother did not make a formal complain so please leave that out. secondly wether or not your village or mine has drinking water is so besides the point i am tempted to ignore the statement but i will humour u. [b]when i [b]pay for a service, i expect to get it regardless of what my background may be![/b][/b]

When a citizen pays tax to the nigerian government what does the nigerian government do They spend 16 billion dollars on electricity and there is still no light. Why don't nigerians petition that or are u believing in all this fake probe panel stuff? why don't you petition that after all some nigerians do pay tax. And electricity is just one of many social amenities that the government can't work out even tax payers pay.

Point is if you can't figure with your government whyand how  do u want to figure with an outsider

I am not even trying to argue that till Nigeria gets it right, we have no right to complain. No. I complain when I do not get the service I pay for. I mean I complain. I call up my bank when I see some charge that is not supposed to be there. I complain when I notice that, say a camera I travelled with was somehow stolen out of my baggage by some one who may have handled my luggage. I complain when Firestone tampers with my car. But I do it reasonably and logically. You do go harass your bank when your mechanic bashes your car. You do not sue your neighbour for maltreatment when the police gives you a ticket.

All this people wey dey talk like this. I tire for una o

So make dem dey maltreat us dey go, because we no get certain things right.

Make all the pikin wey no come first for class give up because dem no get brains reach.

Abegi, make una stop am. D thing dey vex me seriously sef.

dangermous:

All this people wey dey talk like this. I tire for una o

So make them dey maltreat us dey go, because we no get certain things right.

Make all the pikin wey no come first for class give up because them no get brains reach.

Abegi, make una stop am. D thing dey vex me seriously sef.

I have NEVER been maltreated on BA. I have used BA for over a decade now and not once have I ever been maltreated or treated less for a) Being black or b) Being a Nigerian. When I file for lost luggage, I get a call and even refund in the mail like the next week. I get upped to firstclass when I ask from one of the nice Air hostesses, if there is a seat up there. While travelling with sick siblings, the airhosteses where very understanding and even helped clean up and move her to free space in First class where she could lie down and rest, after she threw up all over our seat.Why then should your maltreatment EQUAL my maltreatment o your issue suddenly be my issue LMAO!!!

Marlboro1:

Now we are talking! Anyone that understands that our current problems as a nation can be laid at the footsteps of the "Not-So-Great Britain" knows what he is talking about. They created the culture of corruption in this country and in a lot of other countries that they colonized. But I agree with you my brother; we have to figure out a way to fix our problems on our own. But how then do you do that when corruption fighters who try to do the right thing get sent off to NIPSS, Kuru for a year - just to silence them. And our "Servant Leader" is yet to really get back on track with his new anti-corruption czar in bringing new people to real serious justice. We can really start to develop as a nation as soon as our government officials realize that there are serious consequences for criminal misconducts as we see in US, China, The Koreas and in most of Europe.

Amen to that!

angel101:

no need to make assumptions here dear. i have not said that my brother did not make a formal complain so please leave that out. secondly wether or not your village or mine has drinking water is so besides the point i am tempted to ignore the statement but i will humour u.

when

i

pay

for a service,

i expect to get it regardless of what my background may be!

Instead of being a consumer of services, you should start thinking of being a provider of services.  Your humuliatons around the world will be minimized. As you can see, this "big" man with "servants" mentality is not getting us anywhere.

vicade:


When a citizen pays tax to the nigerian government what does the nigerian government do They spend 16 billion dollars on electricity and there is still no light. Why don't nigerians petition that or are u believing in all this fake probe panel stuff? why don't you petition that after all some nigerians do pay tax. And electricity is just one of many social amenities that the government can't work out even tax payers pay.

Point is if you can't figure with your government why and how  do u want to figure with an outsider

Thank you for staying so focused. "The Chicken Has Come Home To Roast Roost"!

Nigerians should stop being the proverbial "Bitter People of Pennsylvania" and have a coke and a smile, especially if they have no nerve to challenge their own government.

Case closed!

Na so white man go dey kill us dey go.

It is not about whether you have been on the receiving end of such maltreatment.

Minorities have to make noise. We are virtually powerless, without weapons and basically at the mercies of our Caucasian hosts.

Our only resort is an appeal to their conscience, a pricking of their concience if you like, so that we don't get ignored, nay crushed.

Myself, I have used BA several times without any trouble as well, but to prevent it ever happening, I will keep the white man's conscience
on its toes.

So where is that placard.

Go and carry placard against all the "Mugabes" who have refused to leave offices in Africa first and see if you an "prick" the Black man's conscience or lack thereof.

Yet you keep worshipping them. When ken Saro Wiwa, Dele Giwa, Abiola and Fela were killed like guinea pigs, did you carry placards?

dangermous:

Na so white man go dey kill us dey go.

What has white man to do with me getting good treatment and you getting bad treatment

It is not about whether you have been on the receiving end of such maltreatment.

Minorities have to make noise. We are virtually powerless, without weapons and basically at the mercies of our Caucasian hosts.

Dude… again, I am still asking you, why should I be affected by the cry of this “so-called” minority?? What exactly would my cry be for when I have never been disrespected by the very same you claim disrespects you?? I am black, you are black. I am Nigerian, you are Nigerian. What again is your point??

Our only resort is an appeal to their conscience, a pricking of their concience if you like, so that we don't get ignored, nay crushed.

Myself, I have used BA several times without any trouble as well, but to prevent it ever happening, I will keep the white man's conscience on its toes.

So where is that placard.

You have never been disrespected by BA but you are quick to judge BA as being disrespectful by the accounts of one man whe you were never really there and the man is clear about who is actually to blame??

Any how, I have never had a problem with BA. In fact, I have gotten nothing but excellent service from BA, Virgin Atlantic and even American Airline. Why should I carry a placard for a man who claims that he was being maltreated when I was not there and from the man‘s story, I can clearly tell that he is going after the wrong group. I have never witnessed such and I am not even sure of such??

If you are racist ( with issues with the other race), isn’t that your problem and not the problem of those who are not racist??