Jen33:

In his newspaper column in Thisday Magazine, Nigerian foreign minister Ajumogobia said Gbagbo "must be made to understand that there is a very real prospect of overwhelming military capability bearing down on him and his cohorts." 


http://www.voanews.com/english/news/africa/Nigeria-Wants-UN-Backing-for-Military-Intervention-in-Ivory-Coast-114510399.html


These guys are starting to sound like Americans. 

daylae:

As if we even ranked ammong the major military powers in africa. . .

Shuting the exportation of cocoa will be a good move.   

As if we even ranked among the major military powers in africa. . .

quote from: Jen33 on Today at 12:04:52 AM
In his newspaper column in Thisday Magazine, Nigerian foreign minister Ajumogobia said Gbagbo "must be made to understand that there is a very real prospect of overwhelming military capability bearing down on him and his cohorts." 


http://www.voanews.com/english/news/africa/Nigeria-Wants-UN-Backing-for-Military-Intervention-in-Ivory-Coast-114510399.html


These guys are starting to sound like Americans. 

Don't you love it when we flex our chicken muscles?

Jen33:

In his newspaper column in Thisday Magazine, Nigerian foreign minister Ajumogobia said Gbagbo "must be made to understand that there is a very real prospect of overwhelming military capability bearing down on him and his cohorts." 


http://www.voanews.com/english/news/africa/Nigeria-Wants-UN-Backing-for-Military-Intervention-in-Ivory-Coast-114510399.html


These guys are starting to sound like Americans. 

Jen33:

Aigbofa said:

Err, actually we are quite strong enough for the region we find ourselves in, with the financial capacity to expand capabilities in a short time where required. Surely you're not suggesting we spend even more on defence than we're currently doing (assuming of course you actually know the annual defence expenditure of our country).

Mobinga:

And those tribalist animals would be calling for secession. I'm from Rivers State, BTW.

If we are currently in a war (like biafra) the north would wipe out every single southerner under a week!

Dede1:

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It is a behavior detailing ignorance and diplomatic rascality on part of the so-called Nigerian foreign minister Ajumogobia. If this idiotic minister has any sense of directions, he should advise that Africans must seriously discuss the issue of de facto divided country such as Ivory Coast. These storms of misplaced military posturing by some ECOWAS members are clear indication of severe diplomatic deficiency.

The discussion should border on granting independent status to both southern and northern regions or strictly adhere to the reconciliation of the divided country. I can fathom that Africans have gone silly with the “new world order” manipulative junk clothed in the so-called democracy. In fact, the election in Ivory Coast is a mark of stupidity that can equal the idea of prescribing election in 1967 Nigeria. 

How could anybody with access to free air adjudge that election is possible in a de facto divided country such as Ivory Coast talk less of free and fair? Africans suffer from acute philosophical anemia.   

Dede1:

You are entitled to your opinion but temper your rhetoric with civility. It is unfortunate your mindset is the same as those of Nigerian leaders in 1967 that dubbed the military move against Biafra as “Police Action” that will end in two weeks period. Guess what, the action turned into a fratricidal war that forced Gowon and Nigeria to seek help from all over world.  

Mobinga:


Go and read your history books and stop spewing absolute imbecility all over the forum.
Forced Nigeria to seek what help?
Even the Nigerian blockade was done by foreigners abi? You tribalists fail to think hard about your silly secessionist fantasies.  

Mobinga:


Go and read your history books and stop spewing absolute ostrichity all over the forum.
Forced Nigeria to seek what help?
Even the Nigerian blockade was done by foreigners abi? You tribalists fail to think hard about your silly secessionist fantasies.   

Dede1:


Why would I read the history books which do not measure up?

[s]Especially the books a not-so-smart person such as you have turned into gospel[/s].

[s]If anybody has demonstrated inert imbecility on this thread, I must state without equivocation that you are indeed.[/s] I wondered why you strayed to blockade of Biafra by Nigeria in this discuss.

If you remember, I did not post this junk “If we are currently in a war (like biafra) the north would wipe out every single southerner under a week!” In fact, you did post it. I posited by suggesting that “Entire Nigeria”, not Northern region, c[b]ould not subdue divided eastern region in weeks without seeking helps abroad talk less of northern region overwhelming southern region in weeks[/b].

If we are currently in a war (like biafra) the north would wipe out every single southerner under a week!

Jen33: you thought i was living in a cave?

I suggest you need to go understand our military capabilities before  thinking of a castle in the clouds. I certainly know that nigeria cannot be ranked ammong countries like egypt(no1 in africa and the middle east),south africa,algeria,and even ethopia  ect.

Most of the equipments and logistics used in our past military involvements were provided by the UN.

When the minister threathened "overwhelming military force against ivory coast," he's sure not talking about nigeria alone, but talking about the ECOWAS and AU forces .