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Buhari Must Project A Confident Stance Unlike His Predecessors (new York Times) by multikolour(m): 3:17pm On Jul 20, 2015 |
It is now up to Mr. Buhari to rebuild the relationship. When he was the military head of state in the 1980s, Nigerian-American relations were at a nadir, largely because of Nigeria’s disgust at Mr. Reagan’s “constructive engagement” with apartheid South Africa — and his lack of engagement with most of the rest of the continent. In the discussions this week, Mr. Buhari and his team must project a confident stance, one that does not reinforce the donor-beggar default for relations between the United States and many African countries. Nigeria is too important a country to cast itself in that demeaning mold. Unfortunately, Nigeria’s last two presidents — Mr. Yar’Adua and Mr. Jonathan — were guilty in that regard, turning out to be leaders for whom the international community had little regard. When Mr. Yar’Adua visited in 2007, he told Mr. Bush — to the embarrassment of many Nigerians — that he felt “highly honored and privileged to be here and have the opportunity to share these few moments with you.” Mr. Jonathan’s failing went beyond a lack of charisma; there was an intellectual incuriosity that belied his possession of a Ph.D. and manifested in cringe-inducing performances in interviews and diplomatic engagements. At home, the press tagged him “clueless.” Those sentiments filtered abroad speedily. In 2012, The Financial Times likened him to Chauncey Gardiner, the misheard name of a buffoonish character in the 1979 film “Being There”; earlier this year, The Economist summed him up as “an utter failure.” Source:- http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/07/20/opinion/reset-for-nigerian-american-relations.html?_r=0&referrer= Cc. Lalasticlala cc ishilove 7 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Buhari Must Project A Confident Stance Unlike His Predecessors (new York Times) by muhyeenisce(m): 3:18pm On Jul 20, 2015 |
Buhari no get problem na 2 Likes |
Re: Buhari Must Project A Confident Stance Unlike His Predecessors (new York Times) by KingKuntaVart: 3:18pm On Jul 20, 2015 |
Re: Buhari Must Project A Confident Stance Unlike His Predecessors (new York Times) by balimoney(m): 3:21pm On Jul 20, 2015 |
just passing by |
Re: Buhari Must Project A Confident Stance Unlike His Predecessors (new York Times) by Demmocrats(m): 3:22pm On Jul 20, 2015 |
Re: Buhari Must Project A Confident Stance Unlike His Predecessors (new York Times) by Danjuma827(m): 3:23pm On Jul 20, 2015 |
I trust baba.bit my fear now is that baba can do worse than them. We have not yet recovered from the president of west Germany ohh 1 Like |
Re: Buhari Must Project A Confident Stance Unlike His Predecessors (new York Times) by tayebest(m): 3:23pm On Jul 20, 2015 |
baba stands gallant, No shaking! 2 Likes |
Re: Buhari Must Project A Confident Stance Unlike His Predecessors (new York Times) by TwentySeven: 3:24pm On Jul 20, 2015 |
multikolour: Never again will the president of a great nation like Nigeria be so described. Shameful, really shameful. 3 Likes |
Re: Buhari Must Project A Confident Stance Unlike His Predecessors (new York Times) by StOla: 3:25pm On Jul 20, 2015 |
Mr. Jonathan’s failing went beyond a See inglorious definition. Then I remember below, so I join them to celebrate the irredeemable dunce. "Where is Gworza sef?" "America will know" 4 Likes |
Re: Buhari Must Project A Confident Stance Unlike His Predecessors (new York Times) by bettercreature(m): 3:29pm On Jul 20, 2015 |
HMmmmmmm what a disgraced President GEJ was @ OP,This is the best summary i ever read on Nairaland You are a genius If you guys read the Original article,you will credit this OP 3 Likes |
Re: Buhari Must Project A Confident Stance Unlike His Predecessors (new York Times) by multikolour(m): 3:30pm On Jul 20, 2015 |
I believe buhari can bring back our lost glory. team buhari. 2 Likes |
Re: Buhari Must Project A Confident Stance Unlike His Predecessors (new York Times) by multikolour(m): 3:31pm On Jul 20, 2015 |
Nigeria president are always suffering from inferiority, allowing white to treat us like piece of thrash. |
Re: Buhari Must Project A Confident Stance Unlike His Predecessors (new York Times) by Nobody: 3:31pm On Jul 20, 2015 |
Give it up to d West..Journalism @its best... In less than a paragraph, Jonathan was utterly white-washed... 6 Likes |
Re: Buhari Must Project A Confident Stance Unlike His Predecessors (new York Times) by StOla: 3:35pm On Jul 20, 2015 |
olatunji21: I swear, even his children would deny him if they were to be reading this with a party of friends. See as dem rewrite his life story. I have posited that Jonathan is the first and only retard who succeeded in ruling a country. 1 Like |
Re: Buhari Must Project A Confident Stance Unlike His Predecessors (new York Times) by KnowAll(m): 3:40pm On Jul 20, 2015 |
Mr. Jonathan’s failing went beyond a Not too many Deputy Governors end up being Governors of their states, let alone being the President of d Nation. Goodluck rode on his Goodname " Goodluck Jonathan" |
Re: Buhari Must Project A Confident Stance Unlike His Predecessors (new York Times) by multikolour(m): 3:46pm On Jul 20, 2015 |
[quote author=multikolour post=36085168] Unfortunately, Nigeria’s last two presidents — Mr. Yar’Adua and Mr. Jonathan — were guilty in that regard, turning out to be leaders for whom the international community had little regard. When Mr. Yar’Adua visited in 2007, he told Mr. Bush — to the embarrassment of many Nigerians — that he felt “highly honored and privileged to be here and have the opportunity to share these few moments with you.” |
Re: Buhari Must Project A Confident Stance Unlike His Predecessors (new York Times) by doctokwus: 3:52pm On Jul 20, 2015 |
[] ” Mr. Jonathan’s failing went beyond a lack of charisma; there was an intellectual incuriosity that belied his possession of a Ph.D. and manifested in cringe-inducing performances in interviews and diplomatic engagements. At home, the press tagged him “clueless.” Those sentiments filtered abroad speedily. In 2012, The Financial Times likened him to Chauncey Gardiner, the misheard name of a buffoonish character in the 1979 film “Being There”; earlier this year, The Economist summed him up as “an utter failure.” ] Terrible for a man that led 170m people.Never again! |
Re: Buhari Must Project A Confident Stance Unlike His Predecessors (new York Times) by Jesusloveyou: 3:53pm On Jul 20, 2015 |
Danjuma827:so dis people also know gej to be clueless, and who has phd without thesis, hmm, wonder shall never end, 2 Likes |
Re: Buhari Must Project A Confident Stance Unlike His Predecessors (new York Times) by doctokwus: 3:59pm On Jul 20, 2015 |
multikolour:Terrible for a man that led 170m people for almost 6years and nearly saw to our final disintegration with his daftness. Never again! 1 Like |
Re: Buhari Must Project A Confident Stance Unlike His Predecessors (new York Times) by obailala(m): 4:34pm On Jul 20, 2015 |
multikolour:Chaiii! This is definitely a sharp blow below the belt... I'm not a GEJ fan but this sort of narrative is absolutely uncalled for... Chaiiii!! |
Re: Buhari Must Project A Confident Stance Unlike His Predecessors (new York Times) by MrFairplay4ume(m): 5:00pm On Jul 20, 2015 |
This is demeaning! cant believe they just described one time president of Giant of Africa. |
Re: Buhari Must Project A Confident Stance Unlike His Predecessors (new York Times) by hinwazaka: 5:19pm On Jul 20, 2015 |
hinwazaka: |
Re: Buhari Must Project A Confident Stance Unlike His Predecessors (new York Times) by Tkester: 5:19pm On Jul 20, 2015 |
KnowAll: And this is what one million abokis will not achieve. |
Re: Buhari Must Project A Confident Stance Unlike His Predecessors (new York Times) by 1freshdude: 6:35pm On Jul 20, 2015 |
Tkester: Suck it up man and stick to the topic. New York times, I do not agree with you, GEJ was/is worse than your description. I agree though that he is very very clueless! He was disrespected, miss-informed, undermined and cajoled by his recruits with out consequences....GEJ is a classical example of a square peg in a round hole, An insult to scholars (who ever gave him a Phd, I spit on that school) Never again will a spineless joker with no iota of charisma lead NIGERIA. Never again will a drunk stutterer with warped values lead Nigeria. Never again will Nigerian's have to hear stupid theories about yam and goats. Never again!!! I apologize on behalf of Nigerian's to Africa and the world, for the trauma we caused them by giving a slowpoke like GEJ (with an IQ lower than the Antarctic region) the opportunity to lead Nigeria. |
Re: Buhari Must Project A Confident Stance Unlike His Predecessors (new York Times) by Babatundetinubu: 7:11pm On Jul 20, 2015 |
I just finished watching the meeting at the White House on Arise news...... ....Thunder fire anyone that compares PMB to that bumbling slowpoke we had...... ...thank goodness for change.... |
Re: Buhari Must Project A Confident Stance Unlike His Predecessors (new York Times) by Creamz(m): 7:41pm On Jul 20, 2015 |
Buhari has good Charisma |
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