KnowAll:

The fact still remains Gadaffi was and is an abysmal failure, after 42 years in power and after getting more than 9 lives he only started developing his country bearly 4 years ago. Most of the mordern highways in Libya are bearly 3 years old in fact so many contracts are all on going, all ready d Chinese have lost big time as their investment  in Libya has gone to d dogs because of this upheavals.

No Nigerian had 42 years and for that reason there can be no basis for comparism.

I have been to Tripoli and the city looks like any other European city. Gadaffi is better by miles than all our leaders. He is just a victim of western propaganda. Tell me what is the difference between the crises in Cairo, Tripoli & Tunis and the recent London riots? One thing was clear, the people were against their leaders but while the London rioters were quicly termed looters and crinminals the riots in the Arab cities were fuelled by western press with the aid of technology to bring down these leaders. We need to think in Africa!!!
Angry

Well said. . .Most people have been brainwashed and can't reason well. I won't blame them cuz they feel inferior being black.These same oyinbos were even quick to say that the blacks were teaching whites hooliganism ! The imperialists never left in 60s cuz they are still around with their modern colonialization through capitalism,democracy and globalization.

islamrules:

I am confused here. Libyan say they dont want Gadaffi (who has being ruling for 40something years). You are claiming west is the cause. If I may ask, How ? Egyptian claimed they dont want Hosni Mubarak (The friend of America, who has also being ruling for 40something years), Obama told him to step down and he did.

Why should Gaddafi case be different ?

Please let us leave religion sentiment out of our judgments. Brits are not saying Cameron should go (after all he has a tenure that will soon be over), they can wait till the end of his tenure, but, they are complaining about the economy hardship, not dictatorship.

Dont muddle up facts and scenarios here. Tunisia revolted, their leader is gone, Egypt did the same, Mubarak is gone, why is Libya different. Is it because Gadddafi is anti-christ/west ? I seeeeee

When will Gaddafi administration will expire ?

I am confused here. Libyan say they dont want Gadaffi (who has being ruling for 40something years). You are claiming west is the cause. If I may ask, How ? Egyptian claimed they dont want Hosni Mubarak (The friend of America, who has also being ruling for 40something years), Obama told him to step down and he did.

Why should Gaddafi case be different ?

Please let us leave religion sentiment out of our judgments. Brits are not saying Cameron should go (after all he has a tenure that will soon be over), they can wait till the end of his tenure, but, they are complaining about the economy hardship, not dictatorship.

Dont muddle up facts and scenarios here. Tunisia revolted, their leader is gone, Egypt did the same, Mubarak is gone, why is Libya different. Is it because Gadddafi is anti-christ/west ? I seeeeee

When will Gaddafi administration will expire ?

Bros if you watch CNN you will see that Egyptians are still on the streets.

Because the military government holding power are Mubarak enemy (they are not concentrating on forming Political reforms, but busy trying to execute and kill mubarak). They need to face the business of forming national government not crucifying Mubarak.

Ghadaffi is far better than the present crop of leaders we are producing. Libya is debt free! 80% of the country has electricity!.
Libya has the resources and any other Libyan leader can do that, Gaddafi is not the only one ordained by Allah to do it.
America woke up one day and said they wanted to liberate Iraq from Saddam and up-till today that country has known no peace

AT least, Iraq is no more a threat to American Homeland. Nobody is their again to be claiming to have Jihad missile that can destroy the whole New York city (a.k.a Saddam Hussein). America has achieved that, and they also have access to the oil (Free access).

America wont benefit from a United Iraq. Disunited Iraq is what america need. Open your brain and reason

isleman:

@hajifaty. I think its wrong of you to condemn and insult people because they differ in your opinion. Like you rightly said, we are here to educate ourselves and also air our views and opinion. Attack like yours sometimes make me dislike Nairaland.

Yes Nigerian politicians are corrupt, is Gaddafi any better? I wouldn't compare anybody, before comparing any two factors, they must both be equal by terms and definition. Gaddafi was never in any Nigerian leader's position and in charge of Nigeria and neither did any Nigerian Leader in Gaddafi's position to rule Libyans.

I tell you that OBAMA cannot rule any country in Africa successfully. People and the governed is also a key factor when talking about leadership.

My greatest regret is the way Gaddafi is ending the whole thing and will eventually allow the western sponsored rebels win at the end of it all.

He should had quietly stepped down and hand over to someone he can control.

knowall said:

If Nigerian leaders had d opportunity & luxury of being on d saddle for 42 years then a reason for comparative analysis would be warranted as it is now there is no basis for comparism. The highest number of years a Nigerian leader spent on d saddle was 9 years which was Yakubu Gowon, and where Nigeria was in 1974, Gaddafi's Libya was not there in 1976 when is comparing like for like with equal number of years put in, Gowon being 1967 - 1974 & Gadaffi 1969 to 1976.

Credence must be given to Great Awolowo for being Gowon's economic guru d way Okonjo Iweala is Jonthan economic guru, Awo/Gowon made Nigeria one of d wealthiest nation on earth by 1975. There is no comparism, illetrate Gaddafi only started developing his country only when he came out of d cooler of sanctions after spending b years doing nothing for his country only promoting terrorism with d billions of dollars earned from oil.

To compare an illetrate like Gaddafi with d ingenuity of an erudite scholar  like Awolowo who was d man behind d scene steering d Nigerian economy is an aberration & a misnomer moreso  not forgetting Nigeria fought a fierce  civil war between 1967 - 1974 and still came out a million miles above Libya is something to celebrate.

The Problem with Naija started after Buhari's over throw in 1985, every leader that ruled Nigeria after 1985 are bastards and need to be tried for committing heinous sins and crime against humanity. These leaders are not only despicable they needed to be rounded up and shot like a dog that they are.

knowall said:

The fact still remains Gadaffi was and is an abysmal failure, after 42 years in power and after getting more than 9 lives he only started developing his country bearly 4 years ago. Most of the mordern highways in Libya are bearly 3 years old in fact so many contracts are all on going, all ready d Chinese have lost big time as their investment  in Libya has gone to d dogs because of this upheavals.

No Nigerian had 42 years and for that reason there can be no basis for comparism

KnowAll:

@Cap28


I have already answered your convoluted rantings. A fool at 40 is a fool for ever, Gadaffi after 42 years in power is a fool and a squanderer,  it took the UAE only 10 years to turn Dubai to what it is today, Look at Libya after 42 years of Gadaffi making decisions at a wimp,  no better than a corrupt, inept and epileptic Nigeria.

cap28:

you are a fool!!! only a fool would be so s.tupid as to compare a cesspit like nigeria to libya and conclude that nigerian leaders have been better than gadaffi - ode!

a fool at 50 is worse than a fool at 40 - dumbo they say those in glass houses should never throw stones - i hope you understand the meaning of that phrase.

KnowAll:

@Cap28


I have already answered your convoluted rantings. A fool at 40 is a fool for ever, Gadaffi after 42 years in power is a fool and a squanderer,  it took the UAE only 10 years to turn Dubai to what it is today, Look at Libya after 42 years of Gadaffi making decisions at a wimp,  no better than a corrupt, inept and epileptic Nigeria.

bashy_demy:

I can bet my life Gaddafi is 1000000% better than Nigeria past and present leader even better than most African leader's. Imagine a country where there citizen never intend to travel out like Nigerians are dying at the embassy's  everyday

islamrules:

He is far far better than Nigerian Leaders.

His problem is his will to rule Libya for Life.

Libya is not his family house

KnowAll:

@Cap28


I have already answered your convoluted rantings. A fool at 40 is a fool for ever, Gadaffi after 42 years in power is a fool and a squanderer,  it took the UAE only 10 years to turn Dubai to what it is today, Look at Libya after 42 years of Gadaffi making decisions at a wimp,  no better than a corrupt, inept and epileptic Nigeria.

ibx1976:

non of our leaders stayed up to 40yrs in power!

alex_101:

Buyahhahayah! I can't believe some fool even thought of starting a thread like this, comparing Ghadaffi (though not a fan of him) with stark "illiteratic" and backward nigerian leaders is the epitome of stupidity. I've always maintained that the major effect of the dungeon called "one-nigeria" is spitting out fools and brain-dead clowns who think that attending a 4yr college/university and bagging a certificate automatically confers wisdom on them,,,if you doubt me see the fool named patrick obahiagbon (wrote name in lower case on purpose). As long as the dungeon called nigeria exists, "educated-illiteratic-clowns" and brain-dead scum of the earth otherwise known as nigerians such as those condemning Ghadaffi shall continually be churn-out to the adverse effect of the human race, just as most of their so called nigerian leaders have remained an aberration to humanity (see obj, ibb, abacha, abdusalami, gowon, murtala,,,all pigs and scum of the earth).

I've had the privilege to visit Tripoli back in May 2010 via job assignment and I can confidently confirm that Ghadaffi loves Libyans far more than any so called nigerian leader loves nigerians,,,he showed this love by investing in the people via education, irrigation, infrastructures et. al. If GEJ loves nigerians, why is he not breaking the monopoly that dangote has/have on vital infrastructural commodity such as cement? Why is the cost of kerosene mainly used by the poor at an all time high?

Now, some brain-dead clowns have used the population factor as an excuse as to why their brain-dead leaders have failed to provide basic ammenity such as electricity for the dungeon called nigeria. 1st, if anyone believe that nigeria is up to 150m without credible census, then I have a mountain to sell to that person. Having traversed round that toilet called nigeria, I can confirm based on the desert ravaging the northern part that the entire north (middle belt included) is not up to 50m ,,,this was one of the main reasons why the north had to recruit saboteurs from the south to swell nigerian military in order to fight Biafra (Topic for another discussion). Back to the population excuse, Brazil is a country of 190m (based on credible census) and is still light-years ahead of nigeria in terms of basic infrastructure(s).
For me, I'd rather have a 50-year "dictatorship" that knows what he is doing than any of these 4-year to 8-year intermittent stooges and robbers called leaders.

Nigerian leaders are better compared with alcoholics and drug addicts, for that is the class they all belong .

hajifaty:
you are a mugu living in enugu. what are the developments?