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How The World See Nigeria(shocking Statements) by ekensi01: 9:44pm On Jul 16, 2017 |
BBC Africa have asked
other Africans and
people from all around
the globe to say what
comes to their mind
immediately after they
hear about Nigeria.
Naij.com has gone
through thousands of
comments and
emerged with the
overall picture of how
our country is being
perceived in the world.
A lot of Nigerians
commented on how
much they love their
country and are proud of
it. Multiple observers
from foreign countries
also professed their
fondness of Nigeria.
They said its sheer size,
thousands of years of
culture and traditions,
human and national
resources, language
diversity all make Nigeria
a unique country.
Nigerians are described
as warm-hearted, hard-
working, hospitable and
resilient not deterred by
whatever challenges they
are facing, and many
believe it will further
grow and develop.
The overwhelming
majority of non-Nigerian
respondents, however,
shared a very different
view of Nigeria.
To many, recent news of
Nigeria's economy
surpassing that of South
Africa's and becoming the
"leader" on the continent
means absolutely
nothing since average
Nigerians still have to
survive on just a few
dollars a day.
"The first things that
come to my mind
when I hear Nigeria
are fraud, forgery,
fighting and
extremism. I am
sorry, I know there
are nice people in
Nigeria, but that's a
larger picture we
(that live outside
Nigeria) are given by
most Nigerians we
meet, and the
Nigerian news
stories," one
respondent said.
"Most of Nigerians
whom I met have
painted a very bad
picture of their
country, and news
coming out of
Nigeria everyday
sound like the
country is at war,"
added the other.
The opinions below
perfectly reflect the
general view of hundreds
of respondents on the
prospect of Nigeria
emerging as Africa’s
leader :
"You couldn't
possibly pay me
enough to live in
Nigeria. Much of
society there is
verging on evil:
witchcraft, anti-gay
laws, Islamist
insurgency, a large
and constant source
of (Internet) fraud,
obscene wealth next
to mass extreme
poverty. The fact
that it's even a
candidate for
leadership position
says more about the
hopeless state of the
rest than it does
about Nigeria's
leadership qualities."
"Lead Africa? Where
to? Billions upon
billions of dollars
disappear every
month and they still
beg. Their reputation
travels ahead of
them all over the
world. To have that
reputation and be
the most corrupt
nation in Africa is an
incredible
achievement. True
leaders."
"Having done
business in Nigeria
many, many time, I
can say a clear NO.
Corruption is
endemic at all levels.
The security
situation, especially
in the Delta Region,
is very poor. Until
those two matters
are addressed, it will
never prosper."
Some mocked Nigerians
at being notorious for
scamming and
defrauding unsuspecting
foreigners:
"Don't forget the
rule number one:
Whenever you're
with a Nigerian,
never tell them your
email address.
Otherwise 10,000
new mails will pop
in the next day with
the common
message of 'I am the
daughter of the late
chief blah blah who
left his fortune in a
Swiss a/c, please
help me retrieve the
money using your
bank a/c .'"
"Every kind of
phishing, credit, card
and other online
fraud originates in
Nigeria, yet their
government does
nothing to prevent
it. Why should they
when it is lining
their corrupt
pockets? The Army is
underfunded with
obsolete weaponry
and terrible pay.
They are too
demoralized to
tackle Boko Haram. If
the military are not
receiving the money
who is? "Goodwil"
and his corrupt
cronies of, course."
A commentator from
Kenya had this to
say: "I know Nigeria
is battling Boko
Haram, corruption,
bad governance, etc.
Here in Kenya, we
are battling with Al-
Shabaab, corruption,
bad leadership,
endure ethnic
violence, etc. But it's
still ironical how the
two countries are
somehow doing well
economically in
Africa!"
Here's what our
fellow African from
Botswana has to
say: "The first thing
that comes to my
mind is crooks. In
Botswana, security
agents deport them
every day."
"A country full of
fake prophets," one
commenter said.
"Terrorism,
corruption are on
the increase. I wish I
could remove these
countries off the
map of Africa:
Nigeria, Zimbabwe,
Egypt, Somalia,
Kenya, CAR and
Congo D. R."
Many say any African
country would be capable
of "leading" the
continent, citing Nigeria's
ethnic and religious
differences as the main
obstacle to union and
understanding. Leaders
" like Mugabe, Idi Amin,
or Taylor" also drag
Africa down, preventing it
from developing.
The commentators note
that corruption is not
exclusive only to
Nigeria . One observer
says it is a common
picture to see in a former
African colony (he
particularly spoke about
Ghana) when "armed
guards protect luxury
mansions in walled
compounds on top of
hills while further down
the slope you will find
folk lying about on the
ground sleeping under
groundsheets."
Western countries are as
corrupt as African ones,
but they are "better at
covering" their shady
business. Moreover, as
one commentator has
maintained, "All that
money pumped into
Africa has just been a
means to keep it
dependent without
allowing it to grow up.
Eventually, it will start to
wean itself off. To the
rest of the world, a
strong, first-world Africa
is scary. It's been
convenient to keep it
down.
Many have
suggested their own
strategies of
improving the
situation both in
Nigeria and in Africa,
some of which were
quite
straightforward and
radical: "What Africa
needs is a significant
drop in birth rates to
lower the swollen
population, and
probably needs
many countries
boundaries re-
drawing along
ethnic and religious
lines."
This Briton, however,
suggested a much
more peaceful
way: "If I
understand, some of
what you say it
speaks of hatred in
Nigeria/Biafra and
the lunacy of 'tribal'
war. In England,
we've been through
the same and are
now 'matured' into a
more peaceful
community. How?
We realized that
hate was not the
way. It was not easy.
It starts by holding
your neighbour's
hand, inviting them
to your table,
trusting them. As I've
sayid, it will not be
easy but it's the
ONLY way." |
Re: How The World See Nigeria(shocking Statements) by sweetval: 9:50pm On Jul 16, 2017 |
Which kind writing be this? Once u open d thread, the write up looks uninteresting to read sef.. Everything choked and jampacked. |
Re: How The World See Nigeria(shocking Statements) by aariwa(m): 11:52am On Jul 18, 2017 |
Since Nigerian independence, I have never heard of tourists talking about Nigeria not to even talk of visiting. Imagine a country that went into a civil war less than 7 years after independence. The component tribes not even hiding the fact that they don't want to live together but are only united by the corruption from our oil revenue. A country where the citizenry enjoy reading bad news to the extent that the media splashes it on front of dailies regularly more than the good news. If you are a foreigner, what would make you to visit such country 2 Likes |
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