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Re: Senegal Offers Land To Haitians While Nigeria Has Offered Nothing by Princek12(m): 12:44am On Jan 18, 2010 |
They might as well accept the offer. What other options do they have? From the looks of things, nothing! |
Re: Senegal Offers Land To Haitians While Nigeria Has Offered Nothing by asunaobi(m): 1:39am On Jan 18, 2010 |
Thanx to Senegal for at least saving our face. Many counries in the world have been contributing and assisting in one way or the other, but so far to the best of my knowledge, none from Africa. I see this as a good move by Senegalese President, this should at least make the Hiatians feel that they have a back up of where to return to if the worst happens. At least it is not all Africans that are very selfish, wicked and uncaring. |
Re: Senegal Offers Land To Haitians While Nigeria Has Offered Nothing by henry101(m): 2:41am On Jan 18, 2010 |
This was what Wyclef said about us and Haiti. At tail end of this song King of my country Sound sultan feat. Wyclef Take ur time, cool down and listen. I love this song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=029oJaBzOoI |
Re: Senegal Offers Land To Haitians While Nigeria Has Offered Nothing by H2O2: 3:23am On Jan 18, 2010 |
asunaobi: Wow! See how you contradict yourself? I hope you do faintly realize, even if in the slightest bit, that Senegal is situated on the continent of Africa. If you consider succor in form of guaranteed stay in a somewhat functional, orderly country to be insignificant, then I don't know what qualifies as aid in your book. I would think it trumps flocking back to an abject economy that's currently in a quagmire. Moreover, there's a link floating around here somewhere that summarizes the contributions made thus far by some countries in Africa. |
Re: Senegal Offers Land To Haitians While Nigeria Has Offered Nothing by asunaobi(m): 5:08am On Jan 18, 2010 |
@H202 Contradictions? Please go through again what I have written down. It could be that you have problems understanding me. My english is very poor, maybe because it is my second language. My first language is Igbo. |
Re: Senegal Offers Land To Haitians While Nigeria Has Offered Nothing by Samystyler: 9:02am On Jan 18, 2010 |
If 9ja is to help i thnk our presidnt should gve the go ahead, Anyways is our YAR' DUA aware of any earthquake in d first place? |
Re: Senegal Offers Land To Haitians While Nigeria Has Offered Nothing by Wrex(m): 9:42am On Jan 18, 2010 |
nice one senegal, thumbs up |
Re: Senegal Offers Land To Haitians While Nigeria Has Offered Nothing by PurestBoy(m): 12:04pm On Jan 18, 2010 |
Nigeria could help by using the occurrence for fraudulent activities on the net, I trust our yahoo boiz |
Re: Senegal Offers Land To Haitians While Nigeria Has Offered Nothing by Beaf: 12:13pm On Jan 18, 2010 |
We can send our student doctors to help. |
Re: Senegal Offers Land To Haitians While Nigeria Has Offered Nothing by koolchicco: 3:15pm On Jan 18, 2010 |
H2O2: I see no contradictions there, Agreed, he (perhaps) could have added word like "hitherto" before the 2nd phrase But again, English no be our papa language nau. |
Re: Senegal Offers Land To Haitians While Nigeria Has Offered Nothing by Funkstein(m): 3:40pm On Jan 18, 2010 |
Whilst I agree that charity begins at home, and we need a hell of a lot of that back in Naija, I would also argue that Haitians need to be back home with all of us rumbling in the jungle, for better or for worse, afterall even though they had French as a language forced upon them by the French their traditions and cultural beliefs are more in tune with Nigeria than any other African Nation, I have always advocated an open door policy in Africa for our long lost brothers in the diaspora to return home. I have to say that watching all the reports of Haiti being the first black republic and the poorest country in the Western hemisphere I saw a parallel with our own sorry land, that I would argue is the poorest country in the southern hemisphere, the similarities are endless from their blind adherence to Christianity (the religion of our oppressors) to the practice of more unsavoury spiritual beliefs. I can also tell you from experience that these guys are very closely related to us physically and many a time I have confused Haitians with Naijas all over the world. It could also be argued that by opening our borders to Haitians and our other brothers around the world we would be doing ourselves a big favour and ultimately redressing the man power drain that was visited upon us by the west during slavery through to colonialisation, so there are all sorts of beneficial spinoffs with what Senegal is proposing. On a practical level Haitians do speak French as their first language and so resettling them in Africa would be best done by the former French colonies. And of course on another level it could also be argued that a lot of undesirables might come along for the ride just to compound the recipient country's problems. Personally my rather limited encouters with Haitians in Miami was a big let down as I found them very rude and obnoxious on two separate occasions, OK they were cab drivers and probably illegal immigrants but they were rude bordering on aggressive despite my attempts to identify with them as Africans. What am I trying to say ?? They are very closely related to us in more ways than even they would ever dream of and it is our duty to go to their aid as they are indeed our own people, charity begins at home and it is about time they came home, if for nothing else but the promise of relative safety from the natural disasters that they are exposed to where they were forcibly put. |
Re: Senegal Offers Land To Haitians While Nigeria Has Offered Nothing by morpheus24: 3:44pm On Jan 18, 2010 |
A very gracious move by senegal towards its neighbours though most haitians descend fromthe traditions of the Dahomey empires of Benin republic it is quite nice to see that Senegal are extending such a gift to theri neighbours. Its is yet to be seen if the haitians will accept this offer though, |
Re: Senegal Offers Land To Haitians While Nigeria Has Offered Nothing by Funkstein(m): 5:32pm On Jan 18, 2010 |
Re: Senegal Offers Land To Haitians While Nigeria Has Offered Nothing by H2O2: 8:27pm On Jan 18, 2010 |
koolchicco:haha @ hitherto. funny. well, he acknowledged the assistance from senegal, then said nothing from africa. no long thing sha. |
Re: Senegal Offers Land To Haitians While Nigeria Has Offered Nothing by MandingoII(m): 8:31pm On Jan 18, 2010 |
though most haitians descend fromthe traditions of the Dahomey empires of Benin republic it is quite nice to see that Senegal are extending such a gift to theri neighbours. PROVE IT! u always talking out ya arse like you the sole African Scholar. |
Re: Senegal Offers Land To Haitians While Nigeria Has Offered Nothing by morpheus24: 8:53pm On Jan 18, 2010 |
MandingoII: Now now don't be jealous cause you spend most of your time chewing on them "colored greens" The voodo traditons practiced in haiti originate in traditions of the Fon(Dahomey), Ewe, Yoruba and kongo peoples located across West Africa. Even the word originates in the Fon- ewe region Africa and their deities are much interchangeable with cultures that surrond the area. Please ask nicely for information next time http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahomey_mythology http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_Vodou |
Re: Senegal Offers Land To Haitians While Nigeria Has Offered Nothing by Funkstein(m): 9:44pm On Jan 18, 2010 |
As I said before one needs to look at the map of West Africa pre colonialism to find the true origins of the Haitian people |
Re: Senegal Offers Land To Haitians While Nigeria Has Offered Nothing by sage(m): 7:02am On Jan 19, 2010 |
I have to disagree with a lot of people here as it seems some people here are being overly sentimental Everybody should do what they can to help victims of that tragedy but im against this "coming home" idea especially in the Nigerian context We get enough ethnic wahala already. WE dont even know where our so-called Nigeria is heading and Nigeria already has ethnic/religious strife left and right. Lets learn to manage our diversity first before increasing our problems. If you moved a large number of Hatians to Naija I guarantee you people will see them as outsiders who are different and very soon wahala go start. Its fine if Senegal wants to do that though. Na them sabi |
Re: Senegal Offers Land To Haitians While Nigeria Has Offered Nothing by Kc0022000(m): 7:14am On Jan 19, 2010 |
I dont even think the Haitians would like coming to a terrorist country like Nigeria so thrend closed |
Re: Senegal Offers Land To Haitians While Nigeria Has Offered Nothing by otukpo(f): 2:42pm On Jan 19, 2010 |
Senegal and Nigeria are not the same. Nigerians over the years have found it difficult to accept their fellow indigenous Nigerians not to talk of foreigners. Another fight will be wich area of Nigeria to settle them, u can't imagine the level of politics that will be played with it. Nigerians already have enough wahala right in their hands that even Haitians will think twice to accept being part of Nigeria. Our house(Nig) is far from being in order, talk of political, ethinic, religious etc differences. Its already too much for Nig to contend. Nigeria can offer financial assistance but not land. |
Re: Senegal Offers Land To Haitians While Nigeria Has Offered Nothing by KnowAll(m): 2:52pm On Jan 19, 2010 |
The poster can now edit the thread as events in Lagos State have overtaking the initial title . The amount donated by Lagos State might be up too 10% of the Senegalese budget. Kudos to fasola |
Re: Senegal Offers Land To Haitians While Nigeria Has Offered Nothing by otokx(m): 7:51pm On Jan 19, 2010 |
We have enough problems on our hands. |
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