"You know I am not very
happy with Nigeria. I have made
that very clear on many occasions.
Yes, Nigeria stood by us more
than any nation, but you let
yourselves down, and Africa and
the black race very badly. Your
leaders have no respect for their
people. They believe that their
personal interests are the
interests of the people. They take
people’s resources and turn it into
personal wealth. There is a level of
poverty in Nigeria that should be
unacceptable. I cannot
understand why Nigerians are not
more angry than they are." "What
do young Nigerians think about
your leaders and their country
and Africa? Do you teach them
history? Do you have lessons on
how your past leaders stood by
us and gave us large amounts of
money? You know I hear from
Angolans and Mozambicans and
Zimbabweans how your people
opened their hearts and their
homes to them. I was in prison
then, but we know how your
leaders punished western
companies who supported
Apartheid." "What about the
corruption and the crimes? Your
elections are like wars. Now we
hear that you cannot be president
in Nigeria unless you are Muslim
or Christian. Some people tell me
your country may break up. Please
don’t let it happen." "Let me tell
you what I think you need to do.
You should encourage leaders to
emerge who will not confuse
public office with sources of
making personal wealth. Corrupt
people do not make good leaders.
Then you have to spend a lot of
your resources for education.
Educate children of the poor, so
that they can get out of poverty.
Poverty does not breed
confidence. Only confident people
can bring changes. Poor,
uneducated people can also bring
change, but it will be hijacked by
the educated and the
wealthy...give young Nigerians
good education. Teach them the
value of hard work and sacrifice,
and discourage them from crimes
which are destroying your image
as a good people." (Excepts taken
from a 2007 interview with
Mandela held by Dr. Hakeem Baba-
Ahmed.)

Fake messages

D lion'sheart:
Fake messages

what is fake about d message?

D lion'sheart:
Fake messages

Shouldn't the worry here be, how much of it is true? Weather the message is fake, or not, is inconsequential. The questions should be:

What is your take on the content?

How much of it is true?

What can be done to improve the situation?