juman:

Well, we don't have better topics to discuss on. No result of scientific reseach, no analysis on retailing or market analysis, no medical reseach outcome, no new invention, no manufacturing production analysis, no improvement in the country that worth discuss on and so on.
Which kind of country is this??

Krayola:

WHy the hell should she "lay low" because of your petty insecurities? Are you guys for real?

Bawss1:


Again we ask: [b]should she subject the rest of the Nigerian populace to such embarrassment by force? This is the first lady of the federal republic of Nigeria we are talking about. Whether her role is recognized constitutionally or not she should stay clear of microphones and public speech making till she improves her reading ability. Simple.

Na by force say she must recite speech?

cap28:

The idea that Patience Jonathan should not be criticised because she is "just an ordinary housewife" is about the most preposterous argument  i have ever heard in my life.

Do ordinary housewives steal millions from state treasuries and then get their relatives to help them launder the money abroad?

Do ordinary housewives go on extended spending sprees to Dubai to buy trinkets worth millions of dollars?

Do ordinary housewives climb up onto podiums promoting bogus organisations in the name of advocating on behalf of abused, disenfranchised women and neglected children?  

The thing i am still baffled about is the fact that some brainwashed individuals on this forum actually think this woman has anything postive to offer nigeria and its people after she and her husband have been involved in some of the most outrageous corruption scandals since their (undeserved and unwanted) entry onto the nigerian political scene.  

In a normal society the pair of them would have been indicted for corruption charges but of course in nigeria what you have are the usual bunch of sycophants coming out en masse to defend the indefensible.

A woman who brazenly steals from her own people the minute she gets her foot through the door of govt house and then has the nerve to turn around and expect to be idolised.

Wangari Mathai's name should not be mentioned in the same breath as Patience Jonathan, Wangari is a renowned intellectual who has campaigned tirelessly againt western exploitation of resources and environmental degradation  in africa, Patience Jonathan on the other hand is a woman who would not look out of place running a beer parlour joint in port harcourt, a woman who sees nigeria's resources as a fast track to easy riches.  Try having a conversation with Patience Jonathan about resource exploitation in africa and lets see how far you will get - what a joke!!!!
Wangari speaks and reads english intelligibly, and she also makes impromptu speeches, a task that "Dame" Patience would find virtually impossible to undertake.

Comparing Wangari Mathai's reading skills with Patience Jonathan's is like comparing Wole Soyinka's reading skills with Orji Uzo Kalu's - they are not in the same category.

gohome:

stop blabbin and address the issue. no two reading ability is the same we know, shes corrupt just like anyother leader we know, but didn't she read the speech?

Krayola:

I am Nigerian, and I am not embarrassed by the speech. She read the speech well. Maybe not in the most fashionable manner, but she was clear enough in her delivery that understanding her was not difficult. What part of the speech were you unable to understand? Abeg tell me so that I can go and check if I'm missing something.

BTW how has she used force to embarrass us, Mr English expert?

I am embarrassed that some Nigerians are embarrassed by "Nigerianness" though.

gohome:

stop blabbin and address the issue. no two reading ability is the same we know, shes corrupt just like anyother leader we know, but didn't she read the speech?

gohome:

stop blabbin and address the issue. no two reading ability is the same we know, shes corrupt just like anyother leader we know, but didn't she read the speech?

Krayola:

WHy the hell should she "lay low" because of your petty insecurities? Are you guys for real?

It's so funny that most of us think this is the kind of stuff foreign intellectuals care about. Very few, if any, intellectuals will care about stuff like this. Mostly small minded folk, or people like Glenn Beck just lookin for a low blow to get a cheap laugh.

She read the speech with little trouble.

English is not our native language. It's an official language, but Nigerians should know that most people prefer to communicate in their native languages because it is more efficient as far as communicating goes. All these people wey inferiority complex don wound finish na una sabi. I wish people are this pissed when some of the best educated kids in Nigeria show that they don't understand any of our native languages.

I doubt any INTELLECTUAL WILL CARE HOW OUR FIRST LADY SPEAKS ENGLISH, OR READS OR WRITES IN ENGLISH. THEY SHOULD KNOW BETTER. IN MY OPINION THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT CARE ABOUT $HIT LIKE THIS ARE SMALL MINDED INSECURE ONES.

Bawss1:

Are you saying that her terrible speech delivery is Nigerian? Thats an insult if so.  We (by we I mean the rest of the Nigerian population that do not support mediocrity) expect our first lady to communicate like a well schooled adult. We expect eloquence and not that halting delivery that is reminiscent of a child suffering from dyslexia. We expect and demand so much more. . .Are these tall expectations? Yes, but recall that to whom much is given much is expected.

Bawss1:

Now if she can't read a simple prepared speech smoothly then let her not even bother to make speeches in the first place. She has ample resources to better herself if she so desires, but first she has to acknowledge the fact that she has a problem. This is what we saying on this thread and its a pity that many people will like to deny the obvious. No wonder her handers probably don't see anything wrong here.

gohome:

Dont see anything wrong with that apart from the fact she cant read fast like most of us, and the accent thing as well, she sounds way better than Turai, Yardua Abacha Obj put together. I know loads of the people here did not even listen to the speech. hear and tell me 1 single error. English is not her first language period, whether she was educated in English or not it is not her first. have you guys seen Indians speak, omg i dont hear a thing. have u guys also seen a scot read or speak (Cheryl Cole), its as awful. what about our brothers in east Africa, that is exactly how they read and speak, give her a break. How many of us can stand in front of 10 people and make a speech, very few. I remember my first day i gave a speech, i almost died but subsequently i got better. T.B Joshua is another example. I remember when this man couldn't speak eloquently, now see the transformation.
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I forgot confidence, yea a lil. i guess thats the difference between her and wangari

ziccoit:

Why are they intellectual if they don't care? You might want to say they would not pass a comment.

Krayola:

Maybe b/c it's more about how well you think than how eloquently you speak. IMO true intellectuals care more about substance than flamboyance.

Politicians are known to be great speakers but a lot of the time are empty barrels. Na talk talk we wan chop?

cap28:

So what are you trying to say  - that despite Patience Jonathan's limited reading ability she might just be a closet intellectual!!! please don't make me laugh.  By their actions you shall know them, her actions to date are not those of someone with substance or great intellectual depth.

Krayola:



I expect responsible governing. I couldn't care less about all this superficial nonsense. SO she doesn't speak "eloquently". . . so what? She can't have anything to offer?


She is literate and read a speech well enough that I understood every word of it.  Did you understand the speech? WHat part of it were you unable to understand?

Why does the OP say she was unable to read a speech that she obviously read? That is  miscommunication IMO. The OP was unable to write exactly what he meant, but is here vexing that someone did not read well enough for his liking.

Nonsense and ingeeeeedience, sakulajous dikonkous  mtcheeww.

Krayola:

I have not made a single comment about her intellect.  Just stating my opinion that this obsession with her grammar and reading style are petty.

Will you answer the question about the OP and your propaganda? 

Was she "UNABLE" to read the speech that she read? 

gohome:

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correct, the guy is still beating around the bush, CAP28 DID SHE READ THE SPEECH OR NOT?

cap28:



Perhaps i should i have rephrased it to read: Patience Jonathan unable to read own speech like a literate adult - would that have made both of you feel better?

gohome:

mind you, being literate doesn't make you a good PUBLIC speaker! pls rephrase

cap28:

Perhaps i should i have rephrased it to read: Patience Jonathan unable to read own speech like a literate adult - would that have made both of you feel better?