geeez: Sometimes, beyond the office, the personality determines the extent of your influence

If BRF was president, I'm not sure any serious nation would snub him like this

He's ruthlessly intelligent and aptly presidential

MOD so you are deleting my post for calling this poster a fo*l. Whichever way GEJ is the President of this country till 2019 after Fashola is long forgotten in Nigeria's political environment and all of you will keep eating up yourself.

Lilimax:
Haba!, Namibia used to be South African baby? They were colonised by South Africa before they
obtained their independence.

It dosen't matter.
The southafricans have their reason for giving namibia the honour.
Ghana is even more essential both economically and politically in africa than namibia,so i don't think it's necessarily because of the status of the nation.
They probably felt namibia was a more important ally in their apartheid struggle.
You may not agree with them,but it's their prerogative.

why are we upset with SA ,its because we think we are MORE important and arrogant ,respect is earned , oh Yes we helped the ANC but our few Nigerian ( u just need 1 percent )ruined this legacy by their action in SA of recents ..how could we be ? No electricity and nothing really to show off with ,but we have done well in music and football ..the rest is just shambles and poverty ...we have it because we put up with it unconsciously

Mandela this, Mandela that, to me, he was just an overrated head of state that served his nation as he promised. Obviously, he's not God, he doesn't even have any contributions towards science or medicine for God's sake so, why all this noise? He might have been a credible man but I need to start enjoying my facebook and twitter timeline(s) again. It sucks seeing his quotes every here and there... RIP though.

steve_cantrell: South African presidents and S.africans in general have inherited Mandela's anger at Nigeria but the joke is on them.

Mandela, though credited with ending apartheid sold out the very people he was fighting for at the last minute, as former wife Winnie rightly said.

Blacks are are still economically disenfranchised, still make up the predominate ratio of the underclass, hiv/aids hasn't let lost its grip on their communities.

Whites on the other hand still control the natural mineral resources, they still control military apparatus and nuclear arsenal. They remain upwardly empowered economically and a strong racist undertone is still evident in their society.

Mandela, though he fought hard for his people, still gave up in the end and he got his due bowl porridge for his co operation.

Mandela is loved by the white man because he could have been another Mugabe but he refused to go against his captors plans for a new international Order.

This is what many people esp. South africans are too blind to see.

U have a valid point but still does not explained Nigerias hatRed from the community of nations

South Africa has always shown lack of grattitude . Nigeria was a frontline country during the aphatied struggle to the extent that OBJ natioanali§ed British companies like BP to AP, Barclays Bank to Union bank etc, we even boycotted Moscow 1976 and deprived many our athletes chances of medals after preparation. OBJ lost support of powerful nations to get UN secretary seat all because of our anti aphathaied stand.

kokoA: Lybia is not the most populous black nation in the world. Nigeria paying tribute to mandela is like the whole black race appreciating him for what he did for our brothers in SA. Its more of a symbolic gesture than a mere speech. The organisers got it all wrong.

so, being the most populous gives us rights and privileges that others don't deserve abi? Why do we think only along the lines of population and numbers and not merit in this country? their are other countries closer to south Africa historically than Nigeria....I'm sorry if that busts your ego.....seems the whole country is suffering from megalomania

South Africa has always shown lack of grattitude . Nigeria was a frontline country during the aphatied struggle to the extent that OBJ natioanali§ed British companies like BP to AP, Barclays Bank to Union bank etc, we even boycotted Moscow 1976 and deprived many our athletes chances of medals after preparation. OBJ lost support of powerful nations to get UN secretary seat all because of our anti aphathaied stand.

Ghost01: From Angola to South Africa, there's no sense of appreciation as pertains to what Nigeria did for them during their liberation struggles. It's time we focused our foreign policy direction on ourselves. At least, that way, we won't suffer ingrates.

story....have you guys taken care of yourselves before prying into other peoples sh*t?

geeez: Sometimes, beyond the office, the personality determines the extent of your influence

If BRF was president, I'm not sure any serious nation would snub him like this

He's ruthlessly intelligent and aptly presidential

Though I do not like the way he handled some decisions in Lagos, I however have to agree with you on this. We need a charismatic president and I think fashola would do well in that department

Let them go to hell, i love naija, i luv GEJ. Let any of them come and rule nigeria and let see.

taharqa: Even Nigeria was NOT snubbed anytin. One President per Continent was choosen by d Organisers to speak on d occasion on behalf of their Continent I suppose. The Namibian President spoke on behalf of Africa, Period. And even if we wanted to use 'who contributed most to d AntiApartheid movement', did Nigeria contribute more than Namibia or any other Southern African country for that mata?... For God's sake, why shld this even be an issue? And why am I even on such a sillly thread??

Their problem is inferiority complex.

free2ryhme:

U have a valid point but still does not explained Nigerias hatRed from the community of nations

bro, if you were south african or one of the organizers of the funeral, would you not hate on Nigeria? come who wants to associate with a country where corruption is the order of the day? not to speak about the wide spread rumors and xenophobia hate south africans alrady have for nigerians in their country.....who also wants to associate with a country that is basically regressing constantly in terms of ........EVERYTHING .....come on

So what? Sometimes you can't stop a hater from hating. SA did that on purpose but it's ok.. It doesn't make or break us

fabulousdame: hmmmmm...even if nigeria is a failed country, it's not d worst.


i dnt care if gej or nigeria was snubbed...
dey only know nigeria for bad tins not d good tins. every country has it's own share of corruption. nigeria dint start it neither will dey end it.
watever, screw dem.
i love nigeria.

I think you r my E-crush

Remii: South Africa has always shown lack of grattitude . Nigeria was a frontline country during the aphatied struggle to the extent that OBJ natioanali§ed British companies like BP to AP, Barclays Bank to Union bank etc, we even boycotted Moscow 1976 and deprived many our athletes chances of medals after preparation. OBJ lost support of powerful nations to get UN secretary seat all because of our anti aphathaied stand.

Yes,you're right.
I think it's more of a case of ingratitude than anything.
And why should i waste my time bothering about someone's ingratitude?
If the nations were given the honour based on their international status, then Russia and china would be on the list.

Nigeria played an important role of support for south Africa during the apartheid war. Most of their anti-apartheid leaders are said to have a Nigerian passport after their own national passport was seized.

US and UK official flying over the corpse of Mandela is nothing but an act of hypocrisy.

phantom: as usual,nigerians are clutching at straws. we are pained once again that a needle has been driven through our ballon of self importance.once again we are crying over the disrespect shown to us by other nations.why is it hard for us to understand that we will never be taken serious until we GET IT RIGHT AT HOME.i dont care if we singlehandedly liberated other african nations from colonialism,as long as purposeful leadership is still a mirage,we will remain a joke! LET US GET IT INTO OUR HEADS,WE ARE A ONE HELL OF A JOKE OF A NATION. WE HAVE NOT EVOLVED! Who gave us this false air of importance for Gods sake? We are not a nation.why? Because this country has quick sand as its foundation.a weak foundation,a pot pourri of tribalism,hatred,violence,envy,laziness and religious fanaticism.we are not together,how then do we want other nations to identify us when we cant identify ourselves.this issue to me is like a man whose house is on fire, but is busy chasing rats. Jonathan was snubbed so bloody what?make una let person hear word this afternoon.the weather is too hot.

Speak for yourself you worthless imbeci.le. And really, we could do without your type so when are you jetting out?

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This now shows the kind of rumor that you people peddle in this forum, what the writer said about jonathan being snubbed was not true, but the content of everyone of us fixing this nation is a reality that we all should face. I have been following the memorial service since 7:30am and when jonathan came in, his name was announced and as he was coming in, he was one of the presidents, that the security people paved way for his entrance through the door and the press followed him. He granted them audience. their was an uproar not booing when people saw him from the monitor. Please, there are many heads of states there, all of them can not talk.

Phder: Nigeria played an important role of support for south Africa during the apartheid war. Most of their anti-apartheid leaders are said to have a Nigerian passport after their own national passport was seized.

US and UK official flying over the corpse of Mandela is nothing but an act ogbomosho hypocrisy.

Why Ogbomosho?

free2ryhme:


What is this mumu talkin abt

am talking to you Nigerian , that cannot understanding simple logic and when to give up an argument ..your country is going to the pits gradually ..and amtrying to give you solutions ... like what the UAE did for their own country ..they handed the infrastractural and basic amenities provision ( food , shelter and education ) , to the germans , Brits ..( they , the Qataries and Arabs ) realised years ago they do not have the will or capacity to provide these basic needs culturally , so they gave up and handed it over to a conglomerate to runs things ...) ..see what Qatars and Dubai is like after 6 years .....

What a useless thread, how many Angolans were killed fighting against apartheid? I don't see them whining about not being chosen to speak..
On another note.. the sa president was booed and jeered.

www.nairaland.com/1550573/zuma-booed-mandela-memorial

king94: I'm confused here. Did the West kill Murtala cos my history books show me dat Dimka killed him.

No . It was not dimka that killed murtala, it was dimka's gun .
So the west must shot by themselves before u believe.

Dis z just d beginning. SA is nt Nigeria where corruption is celebrated.

mr sirdam: bro, if you were south african or one of the organizers of the funeral, would you not hate on Nigeria? come who wants to associate with a country where corruption is the order of the day? not to speak about the wide spread rumors and xenophobia hate south africans alrady have for nigerians in their country.....who also wants to associate with a country that is basically regressing constantly in terms of ........EVERYTHING .....come on

Your dull head and nonexistent brain sees "regressing in everything". It is no one's fault if you are too st.upid and lazy to note the progress being made by this country. You can always relocate... What is keeping you here? Parasite.

Common stop deceiving us jare... I watched it live... To some people the shout may not mean anything coz I discovered d more familiar the name was, d more d shout but on a serious note the people recognised him... Back to my own view, u guys have not settled d problems in ur country, u r lookin for foreign enemies... Av not seen any reason to hate nor blame the South African government. Come to think of it, if gej had given a speech, this same set of people would av talks again,..

geeez: Sometimes, beyond the office, the personality determines the extent of your influence

If BRF was president, I'm not sure any serious nation would snub him like this

He's ruthlessly intelligent and aptly presidential

you are very right . when he speaks i just sit and listen no distractions . its like sitting at the feet of a wiseman and listen to the words of freedom

Even if Jonathan was snubbed by the SA authorities, d crowd cheered wildly when he was mentioned!!!!!!!

OAM4J: This is not about Jonathan, it is about the country he represent. It is a collective insult and a slap to all of us especially to our past leaders' who labored in no small way to see the end of apartheid.

Yeah it is not about GEJ alone but about all of us Nigerians both home and abroad.
Whatever happened today calls for sober reflection.... .
This is exactly how Nigerians are seen in the committees of nations

But I know that all hope is not lost.

osystein: What a useless thread, how many Angolans were killed fighting against apartheid? I don't see them whining about not being chosen to speak..
On another note.. the sa president was booed and jeered.

www.nairaland.com/1550573/zuma-booed-mandela-memorial

Their problem is inferiority complex. When you feel inferior, everything is taken as a slight, as a put down, as an insult. As proof of your inferiority. You are not comfortable standing on your own feet. You don't believe in yourself without outside affirmation. You must be constantly acknowledged by others so you don't feel inferior. That is what is bothering them. Complex.

ROSSIKE: Speak for yourself you worthless imbeci.le. And really, we could do without your type so when are you jetting out?

about time you showed up.