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Re: Nigerian Ambassador Blasts US Refusal To Sell Arms by seunlayi(m): 6:51am On Nov 12, 2014
[size=28pt] this ambassador is making sense unlike our senseless posters[/size]

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Re: Nigerian Ambassador Blasts US Refusal To Sell Arms by chukwudy: 6:52am On Nov 12, 2014
Ambassador u talk well....gift grow up naija problm aint GEJnit has been dianu just inherited it.
Re: Nigerian Ambassador Blasts US Refusal To Sell Arms by Dibiachukwu: 6:52am On Nov 12, 2014
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Re: Nigerian Ambassador Blasts US Refusal To Sell Arms by Raiders: 6:53am On Nov 12, 2014
MuhdG:

NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT are DUBIOUS .

After the arms are approved.
They will "dash" them to boko boys

And label it "stolen"
sometimes I wonder how boko haram get those rockets and tanks. All the tanks in possession of boko haram are Nigerian army tanks. If US give the Nigeria army more sophisticated weapons it will fall in the hand of boko haram

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Re: Nigerian Ambassador Blasts US Refusal To Sell Arms by muh4lyf(m): 6:53am On Nov 12, 2014
Why would they sell weaponry to Nigeria. When they know very well Nigerian government is the one sponsoring bokoharam. Don't you know it'd tell on them in future when those behind bokoharam would be charged on genocide. They aren't fools like you,they've got integrity.

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Re: Nigerian Ambassador Blasts US Refusal To Sell Arms by texazzpete(m): 6:54am On Nov 12, 2014
GeneralShepherd:
Sometimes I wonder how our leaders think!

Adversity has led to the development of all the major great economies. For example world war 2 , revolutionalised aviation industry in western Europe and Russia.

Everyday our inept leaders cry wolf over America. What is so difficult in producing guns, missiles and military aircrafts.? We have over 1.5billion tonnes of confirmed iron ore in Nigeria.why always blame America!

We have an army of under employed or unemployed engineers,chemists, physists and even project managers that can lead our weapons programme.

PDP, APC and all our leaders are dumb.

Actually, it's actually an ever dumber thing to say that it's not 'that difficult' to turn iron ore into a sophisticated weapons program.

It will take YEARS to get to that level. DECADES perhaps. You will need massive retooling and upgrading of our universities, for a start. Retraining and restaffing. Research labs. Massive investment.
It's a far more Herculean task than just rounding up all our under-employed engineers and tasking them to make a guided missile program in 5 years.

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Re: Nigerian Ambassador Blasts US Refusal To Sell Arms by ratiken(m): 6:54am On Nov 12, 2014
egift:


First Nigeria will not scatter. Secondly, Jonathan is not transparent and excessively corrupt - nobody in his right mind make a deal with such person.

How can one justify smuggling money to South Africa to procure illegal arms when there legitimate ways to get it? Why is Jonathan afraid of the Front gate? Why must he always enter his good neighbour's house by jumping over the fence at the back-yard? Why is he exporting his Stealing-Is-Not-Corruption style of Government to other countries?

The Zoologist must be voted out before he sinks this nation with anarchy and corruption.

Unfortunately you are very dumb. The US never came out to deny refusal to sell us arms.
Am certain you e-APC $aggots are literally boko haram members. Its actually beyond political affiliation, your emotional attachment to the bokoharam course is just too obvious.

So I'll say.... Just Shut Up.

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Re: Nigerian Ambassador Blasts US Refusal To Sell Arms by M4gunners: 6:54am On Nov 12, 2014
MuhdG:

NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT are DUBIOUS .

After the arms are approved.
They will "dash" them to boko boys

And label it "stolen"
Em are you sure you know the paticular arm they are trying to buy? Because i don't know how they will dash BOKO HARAM such arm just as you stated.
Re: Nigerian Ambassador Blasts US Refusal To Sell Arms by eunisam: 6:56am On Nov 12, 2014
You don't have a solution to the problems on ground. All you have is who to blame.people like u blames the government in everything both private life and public life. My dear change your mindset and lets fix this country together we can.
egift:


First Nigeria will not scatter. Secondly, Jonathan is not transparent and excessively corrupt - nobody in his right mind make a deal with such person.

How can one justify smuggling money to South Africa to procure illegal arms when there legitimate ways to get it? Why is Jonathan afraid of the Front gate? Why must he always enter his good neighbour's house by jumping over the fence at the back-yard? Why is he exporting his Stealing-Is-Not-Corruption style of Government to other countries?

The Zoologist must be voted out before he sinks this nation with anarchy and corruption.

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Re: Nigerian Ambassador Blasts US Refusal To Sell Arms by jeremiah4321: 6:57am On Nov 12, 2014
FACTS ABOUT MUHAMMADU BUHARI.

COMPARE AND CONTRAST

In 1984 when Buhari was the head of state, the price of fuel was 20 kobo and he did not increase the price till the end of his administration. In 1984 when Buhari was the head of state, the Naira had more value than the dollar. It was #1 for $1.4. Buhari did not borrow any kobo to run his government, even though Nigeria was not generating as much revenue as it is generating today.

Buhari paid the dept owed by previous administrations. Buhari was refining all the petrol we use locally and was exporting petrol to other countries and making money for Nigeria. Our few refineries were working at optimal level and fuel was available to all that need it.

There was no religious and ethnic crisis throughout the administration of Muhammadu Buhari. No Igbo was killed in the North and no Hausa was killed in the South as a result of religious and ethnic crisis or division.

Inflation came down from 23.5% in 1983 to 5.5% in 1984 and 1985 before Buhari left office as the head of state. Buhari resisted international interference from IMF to devalue our Naira and also rejected all offer to give loan to Nigeria by the international communities.

Buhari introduced war against Indiscipline that swept through all the country and restored discipline in Nigeria. Buhari did not promote himself to a full start general even as a head of state. Buhari did not have any foreign account or buy any property for himself as a head of state.

What else do Nigerians need? What is happening today? Why are we allowing sentiments and religious bigotry to hold our country to ransom. It is Nigeria that need Buhari and not Buhari that need Nigeria.

THIS IS THE CHANGE WE NEED AND WE MUST ACCEPT.

- Aliyu Gama (P

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Re: Nigerian Ambassador Blasts US Refusal To Sell Arms by Kinkale(m): 6:57am On Nov 12, 2014
DRealGeesam:
Hmmmm. But seriously there LOTS of countries that are willing to sell to us and dont give a damn about USA policies, why cant we patronize them.

Blaming USA for our whoas is getting stale, we are at war, we cant keep being the cry baby of the world.

It is also high time our government start investing heavily in Research and Development. Who says we cant build our own weapons?

South Africa has nuclear weapon, North Korea that is far poorer than Nigeria has good weapons development programs. What are we still waiting for

Money being spent on pilgrimage, should be diverted into Research and Development, In technology and medicine. Of what national benefit is the pilgrimage our government spends billions on, sending thousands of people to Mecca and Jerusalem.

We had better wake from our silly slumber

How can a country be so blessed and rich as Nigeria and we cant invest in weapons developments, then why do we have so many first class engineers in the first place?

I was at the Airforce Industries, Kaduna about 4 years ago. Honestly things are still archaic there. We are not at par with this decade at all.

USA is world power today, because they invested in research and development not sponsoring their people on pilgrimage to mecca and jerusalem.

NIGERIA!!! WAKE UP!!!

Haba!

Post advert today and ask nigerians to volunteer in weapons development and see how you will be flooded with ideas and men of great knowledge

altho am a christian i totally agree with you. Pilgrimage does no one any good. It dosen't even assure you a way to heaven. Most of our politicians going on pilgrimage already booked a space in hell thats quite hot.

Invest in research, even though we are Africa's biggest economy, is quite obvious we don't measure with the likes of south africa and egypt.
SMH

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Re: Nigerian Ambassador Blasts US Refusal To Sell Arms by Emilliw3m(m): 6:58am On Nov 12, 2014
Mtchew. Jona buy atomic bomb!!!!
Re: Nigerian Ambassador Blasts US Refusal To Sell Arms by Mbediogu(m): 7:00am On Nov 12, 2014
[quote author=zboyd post=27935308]By MICHELLE FAUL / Associated Press

Nigeria's ambassador to the United States has berated Washington for refusing to sell "lethal weapons" to fight his country's Islamic uprising, saying the extremists otherwise would have been defeated long ago.

Adebowale Ibidapo Adefuye said the United States is letting down an old ally in its hour of need, and Nigeria's people and government feel abandoned.

"The U.S. government has up till today refused to grant Nigeria's request to purchase lethal equipment that would have brought down the terrorists within a short time," Adefuye told members of the Washington-based Council on Foreign Relations Monday night.

"We find it difficult to understand how and why, in spite of the U.S. presence in Nigeria with their sophisticated military technology, Boko Haram should be expanding and becoming more deadly."

Adefuye said that Washington has refused Nigeria's requests to buy heavy weaponry because of allegations the defense forces have violated the human rights of Boko Haram suspects. It was not possible to get an immediate response from U.S. officials but U.S. laws ban sales of lethal weapons to countries whose military are accused of gross human rights abuses.

Adefuye dismissed the allegations as rumors spread by political opponents as Nigeria prepares for presidential elections in February.

An Associated Press investigation found Nigerian troops responsible for the deaths of thousands of detainees since a state of emergency was imposed in May 2013 in three northeastern states.

In the latest such report, community leaders and family members told AP that soldiers raided poor homes in Potiskum, capital of Yobe state, on Nov. 5 and dragged away young men aged from 18 to 30. Soldiers later dumped 18 bullet-ridden bodies at the hospital mortuary, according to hospital records that identified victims including a tailor, a butcher, a student and a cattle trader.

The military has not responded to requests for comment on that incident.

The killings came two days after a suicide bomber killed 30 people in a procession of moderate Muslims.

On Monday, Potiskum was further terrorized when a suicide bomber killed 48 students at an all-boys high school.

The continued violence comes despite the Nigerian military's claim on Oct. 17 that Boko Haram had agreed to an immediate cease-fire. The militants have denied there is any truce and have responded with more and deadlier attacks. The extremists now control a swath of territory in northeastern Nigeria estimated to cover 20,000 square kilometers (7,700 square miles) along the border with Cameroon. The Nigerian military — badly paid, demoralized and riddled with corruption — has not been able to stop the Islamic militants from seizing more towns and cities.

President Goodluck Jonathan Wednesday declared his government will defeat Boko Haram.

"We must defeat terror," he said before a crowd at an Abuja stadium, announcing that he will run for re-election in February. "We are equipping the armed forces and deploying special forces this time to engage the terrorists and end this senseless war."

He also promised, again, to "get our daughters free," referring to the more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped in April whose plight has attracted international outrage.

Boko Haram is better equipped than the military, mainly with arms looted from barracks and abandoned by fleeing troops, say governors in the northeastern states, other politicians and soldiers who have deserted the front.

Nigeria has made at least two failed attempts to buy helicopter gunships and other weapons in South Africa. In September, South African customs officials seized $9.3 million in cash flown in on a private jet by two Nigerians and an Israeli. It was a "legitimate arms deal," said PRNigeria, a public relations firm that promotes the Nigerian government.

In October, South Africa froze $5.7 million wired to the account of a South African arms dealer by Nigeria, saying the dealer no longer had a license to export weapons. Nigeria's Senate Defense Committee is investigating.

Local press in Nigeria have quoted security officials saying the country recently took delivery of some attack helicopters from China, but those reports have not been verified.

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If America refuses to help, it is unlikely her numerous allies will do otherwise. We have to look to other countries like Russia, China, and even the black market. We need first class Ambassadors in those countries now. As the Igbo say, 'orere bu eze, ozuazu bu eze' which roughly translates to 'if the seller feels important, he should know that the buyer feels important too'. Good diplomacy is dynamic.

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Re: Nigerian Ambassador Blasts US Refusal To Sell Arms by Kinkale(m): 7:00am On Nov 12, 2014
jeremiah4321:
FACTS ABOUT MUHAMMADU BUHARI.

COMPARE AND CONTRAST

In 1984 when Buhari was the head of state, the price of fuel was 20 kobo and he did not increase the price till the end of his administration. In 1984 when Buhari was the head of state, the Naira had more value than the dollar. It was #1 for $1.4. Buhari did not borrow any kobo to run his government, even though Nigeria was not generating as much revenue as it is generating today.

Buhari paid the dept owed by previous administrations. Buhari was refining all the petrol we use locally and was exporting petrol to other countries and making money for Nigeria. Our few refineries were working at optimal level and fuel was available to all that need it.

There was no religious and ethnic crisis throughout the administration of Muhammadu Buhari. No Igbo was killed in the North and no Hausa was killed in the South as a result of religious and ethnic crisis or division.

Inflation came down from 23.5% in 1983 to 5.5% in 1984 and 1985 before Buhari left office as the head of state. Buhari resisted international interference from IMF to devalue our Naira and also rejected all offer to give loan to Nigeria by the international communities.

Buhari introduced war against Indiscipline that swept through all the country and restored discipline in Nigeria. Buhari did not promote himself to a full start general even as a head of state. Buhari did not have any foreign account or buy any property for himself as a head of state.

What else do Nigerians need? What is happening today? Why are we allowing sentiments and religious bigotry to hold our country to ransom. It is Nigeria that need Buhari and not Buhari that need Nigeria.

THIS IS THE CHANGE WE NEED AND WE MUST ACCEPT.

- Aliyu Gama (P

i thought we've been through this?? Abi you jus join nairaland new? Mtcheww.. If you wanna promote someone then promote rochas, fash, ameachi, oshio and other performers not a man whose as old as my Grandmum

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Re: Nigerian Ambassador Blasts US Refusal To Sell Arms by VivaDeAngelo(m): 7:02am On Nov 12, 2014
It is more rewarding to be an ally to Putin than the United States,no wonder he was ranked by Forbes as the most powerful man in the world. Jelly-fish Obama will always give Jona a broad smile as if it is from his heart. But again am not completely exonerating the Nigerian Military from any blame,indeed they are repeat violaters of human right,over the years,the military have compromised their sincerity of purpose for selfish interests as they have reduced themselves as puppets in the hands of politicians.
Re: Nigerian Ambassador Blasts US Refusal To Sell Arms by Nobody: 7:02am On Nov 12, 2014
Nigerdeltaboi:
Nice one from the ambassador,this same americans will go around to provide arms for countries with human rights issues like Eygpt and saudi arabia.WE NEED TO FACE THE EAST
you know them americans asked for a clear map of nigeria,showing every nook and cranny of the country,but our government refused showing them,i think thats what made them waver in the fight against the terrorists,do we have to let them into our "bedroom" for them to help us?
Re: Nigerian Ambassador Blasts US Refusal To Sell Arms by aku626(m): 7:03am On Nov 12, 2014
US!! Lol No wonder people are calling Barack Obama a joke I wanted to believe in Him. May be really the democrats are weak.
Re: Nigerian Ambassador Blasts US Refusal To Sell Arms by egift(m): 7:07am On Nov 12, 2014
ratiken:


Unfortunately you are very dumb. The US never came out to deny refusal to sell us arms.
Am certain you e-APC $aggots are literally boko haram members. Its actually beyond political affiliation, your emotional attachment to the bokoharam course is just too obvious.

So I'll say.... Just Shut Up.



grin grin grin grin grin grin grin

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Re: Nigerian Ambassador Blasts US Refusal To Sell Arms by rosette08: 7:09am On Nov 12, 2014
onitshaigbo:
God bless the US! Nigeria should never be allowed to buy arms before it apologizes for the genocidal atrocities against Igbos in the Biafran War and pay us the reparations owed.
Off key

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Re: Nigerian Ambassador Blasts US Refusal To Sell Arms by texazzpete(m): 7:10am On Nov 12, 2014
Penart:

you know them americans asked for a clear map of nigeria,showing every nook and cranny of the country,but our government refused showing them,i think thats what made them waver in the fight against the terrorists,do we have to let them into our "bedroom" for them to help us?

I love how you people believe in such obviously childish fairy tales.
Much more likely that the U.S. has much better mapping data on Nigeria than the FEderal Government does.

The Nigerian Army is larger, supposedly better trained and nominally better equipped than Boko Haram. Let them look towards issues with remuneration, morale and arms distribution to figure out what is wrong.
Et the guys on top stop stealing money meant for the rank and file, and treat army widows well. If I am a soldier given just one bandolier of ammo to fight and I know my widow and kids stand a risk of being cast out of the barracks if I die, what are the odds that I won't just join the other desperate soldiers in fleeing into Cameroon for safety? grin

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Re: Nigerian Ambassador Blasts US Refusal To Sell Arms by GeneralShepherd(m): 7:11am On Nov 12, 2014
texazzpete:


Actually, it's actually an ever dumber thing to say that it's not 'that difficult' to turn iron ore into a sophisticated weapons program.

It will take YEARS to get to that level. DECADES perhaps. You will need massive retooling and upgrading of our universities, for a start. Retraining and restaffing. Research labs. Massive investment.
It's a far more Herculean task than just rounding up all our under-employed engineers and tasking them to make a guided missile program in 5 years.


Adversity is the mother of invention, did you know that it took the Germans about 3years to develop long ballistic missiles which in turn took the world to space.

You see Adversity and negativity , I see opportunities. This is how a country matures technologicaly.

Need drives technology. If you keep buying weapons you'll never do anything yourself, there is no perfect time to start something. It's doable.

Military has a big contribution to the development of every major technology. ROVs, Auvs,Internet, Aerospace etc

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Re: Nigerian Ambassador Blasts US Refusal To Sell Arms by Nobody: 7:11am On Nov 12, 2014
DRealGeesam:
Hmmmm. But seriously there LOTS of countries that are willing to sell to us and dont give a damn about USA policies, why cant we patronize them.

Blaming USA for our whoas is getting stale, we are at war, we cant keep being the cry baby of the world.

It is also high time our government start investing heavily in Research and Development. Who says we cant build our own weapons?

South Africa has nuclear weapon, North Korea that is far poorer than Nigeria has good weapons development programs. What are we still waiting for

Money being spent on pilgrimage, should be diverted into Research and Development, In technology and medicine. Of what national benefit is the pilgrimage our government spends billions on, sending thousands of people to Mecca and Jerusalem.

We had better wake from our silly slumber

How can a country be so blessed and rich as Nigeria and we cant invest in weapons developments, then why do we have so many first class engineers in the first place?

I was at the Airforce Industries, Kaduna about 4 years ago. Honestly things are still archaic there. We are not at par with this decade at all.

USA is world power today, because they invested in research and development not sponsoring their people on pilgrimage to mecca and jerusalem.

NIGERIA!!! WAKE UP!!!

Haba!

Post advert today and ask nigerians to volunteer in weapons development and see how you will be flooded with ideas and men of great knowledge

Yours is the only post that makes sense on the thread.

In South and North Korea....they both had no domestic weapons programme by 1960....everything was imported.

Now, both of them do.

In an oil rich society like Nigeria....investing in technology is something that is despised.....after all we can use our oyel kudi to import what we need.

So we refuse to invest in local technology, we refuse to invest in technical people, and we refuse to invest in technical education.

Instead we use our oil money to remain dependent on foreign powers through imports (sigh).

Oil is a curse.

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Re: Nigerian Ambassador Blasts US Refusal To Sell Arms by zigger(m): 7:11am On Nov 12, 2014
This looks like the work of political opposition. #power @ work
Re: Nigerian Ambassador Blasts US Refusal To Sell Arms by AdemolaA2: 7:13am On Nov 12, 2014
DRealGeesam:
Hmmmm. But seriously there LOTS of countries that are willing to sell to us and dont give a damn about USA policies, why cant we patronize them.

Blaming USA for our whoas is getting stale, we are at war, we cant keep being the cry baby of the world.

It is also high time our government start investing heavily in Research and Development. Who says we cant build our own weapons?

South Africa has nuclear weapon, North Korea that is far poorer than Nigeria has good weapons development programs. What are we still waiting for

[b] Money being spent on pilgrimage, should be diverted into Research and Development, In technology and medicine. Of what national benefit is the pilgrimage our government spends billions on, sending thousands of people to Mecca and Jerusalem. When i read comments from someone like you, i believe there is hope in this country .you just spit out my mind bro.God bless you the more!!!

We had better wake from our silly slumber

How can a country be so blessed and rich as Nigeria and we cant invest in weapons developments, then why do we have so many first class engineers in the first place?

I was at the Airforce Industries, Kaduna about 4 years ago. Honestly things are still archaic there. We are not at par with this decade at all.

USA is world power today, because they invested in research and development not sponsoring their people on pilgrimage to mecca and jerusalem.

NIGERIA!!! WAKE UP!!!

Haba!

Post advert today and ask nigerians to volunteer in weapons development and see how you will be flooded with ideas and men of great knowledge
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Re: Nigerian Ambassador Blasts US Refusal To Sell Arms by Adminisher: 7:13am On Nov 12, 2014
It is important to realise that this is one of the most ridiculous statements coming from a sovereign country. The US does not have an obligation to sell anything to Nigeria. They have not even sold weapon systems to us ever so GEJ should stop deceiving us and himself. This govt keeps calling them allies whereas to all intents and purposes they regard us as competition in political, economic spheres. Regarding us as competition is a mark of respect. Let us diversify our sources of weaponry to China, Pakistan and Russia and also develop stuff locally.

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Re: Nigerian Ambassador Blasts US Refusal To Sell Arms by biomedixexcel(m): 7:15am On Nov 12, 2014
It makes me wonder where this country is heading to

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Re: Nigerian Ambassador Blasts US Refusal To Sell Arms by kendrick93(m): 7:17am On Nov 12, 2014
DRealGeesam:
Hmmmm. But seriously there LOTS of countries that are willing to sell to us and dont give a damn about USA policies, why cant we patronize them.

Blaming USA for our whoas is getting stale, we are at war, we cant keep being the cry baby of the world.

It is also high time our government start investing heavily in Research and Development. Who says we cant build our own weapons?

South Africa has nuclear weapon, North Korea that is far poorer than Nigeria has good weapons development programs. What are we still waiting for

Money being spent on pilgrimage, should be diverted into Research and Development, In technology and medicine. Of what national benefit is the pilgrimage our government spends billions on, sending thousands of people to Mecca and Jerusalem.

We had better wake from our silly slumber

How can a country be so blessed and rich as Nigeria and we cant invest in weapons developments, then why do we have so many first class engineers in the first place?

I was at the Airforce Industries, Kaduna about 4 years ago. Honestly things are still archaic there. We are not at par with this decade at all.

USA is world power today, because they invested in research and development not sponsoring their people on pilgrimage to mecca and jerusalem.

NIGERIA!!! WAKE UP!!!

Haba!

Post advert today and ask nigerians to volunteer in weapons development and see how you will be flooded with ideas and men of great knowledge
south africa has nuclear power? u must be dreaming...
Re: Nigerian Ambassador Blasts US Refusal To Sell Arms by DRealGeesam(m): 7:17am On Nov 12, 2014
bushdoc9919:


Yours is the only post that makes sense on the thread.

In South and North Korea....they both had no domestic weapons programme by 1960....everything was imported.

Now, both of them do.

In an oil rich society like Nigeria....investing in technology is something that is despised.....after all we can use our oyel kudi to import what we need.

So we refuse to invest in local technology, we refuse to invest in technical people, and we refuse to invest in technical education.

Instead we use our oil money to remain dependent on foreign powers through imports (sigh).

Oil is a curse.
So unfortunate
Re: Nigerian Ambassador Blasts US Refusal To Sell Arms by GeneralShepherd(m): 7:17am On Nov 12, 2014
Adminisher:
It is important to realise that this is one of the most ridiculous statements coming from a sovereign country. The US does not have an obligation to sell anything to Nigeria. They have not even sold weapon systems to us ever so GEJ should stop deceiving us and himself. This govt keeps calling them allies whereas to all intents and purposes they regard us as competition in political, economic spheres. Regarding us as competition is a mark of respect. Let us diversify our sources of weaponry to China, Pakistan and Russia and also develop stuff locally.

You really belive America regards Nigeria as a competitor? What exactly can Nigeria do? Even the oil we have is drilled by Europeans. So tell me what can we do? Nigeria is no competitor to America

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Re: Nigerian Ambassador Blasts US Refusal To Sell Arms by Nobody: 7:17am On Nov 12, 2014
I don't blame the US at all.

All the arms in the world cannot replace the need for a sound military and a sane government.

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Re: Nigerian Ambassador Blasts US Refusal To Sell Arms by henryadex(m): 7:18am On Nov 12, 2014
We have heard how the general in charge of the procurement of arm became a multi billionaire overnight with 36 billion in his account suddenly ,the American govt. promised to prosecute him because they have been involved to fight with the Nigerian army, so far we've not heard anything
Nigeria is too corrupt for American govt to deal with, no pity for the refusal, let us sanitize our home

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