KINGwax007:
OBJ didn't 'just' commission, he activated the contact. But your point is noted... Those who claimed the north did nothing for Nigeria are nothing but dunces. If Gowon had sited the refinery elsewhere, OBJ wld av activated it, ' elsewhere'.

ArabMopol:
north did absolutely nothing to Nigeria, The
interest of the north in
the presidency has
nothing to do with the
effective and purposeful
leadership of Nigeria but to continue the
Islamic domination,
corruption,
embezzlement and
abuse of Nigeria ’s oil
wealth. the country is in
shambles today is due
to northern control and
monopoly of Nigeria ’s
leadership... north own us a big thank u for saving their black ass

OlujobaSamuel:
op, you no add all the major highways dem, imagine sey na democracy regime wan build 3rd mainland?
i still prefer military regime or monarchy in nigeria than this nonsense democracy, democracy is a deceit, it gives you false hope by telling you to come for dialogue to make your voice heard, even when they know they are not ready to do it, eg, PIB, if na military regime, na 2month maximum for it to become law or be thrown out

gemale:

Dude b careful wt u wish 4. D reason y democracy seems nt 2 work in Nigeria is either of these 2 things. First cld b dt true democracy isn't practiced in Nigeria. It is only in name. Wt we hv is an oligarchy camouflaged as democracy. D 2nd is dt d pple r directly or indirectly sabotaging democracy. Democracy is only a manifestation of d pple it governs. Abraham Lincoln wasn't spouting poetry when he called it d "government by d pple, of D pple & 4 d pple". When u hv a largely ignorant electorate making decisions based on sentimentality, ethnicity, nepotism or religious leanings, instead of practical in depth review & examination of D plans brought forward by d vying candidate, wldnt d leaders be tinged in d same character exhibited by those who brought dem in? U expect democracy 2 work in an environment where som1 wld sell his vote 2 D highest bidder? Democracy is a mirror of ourselves & society. It gives us a magnified reflection of who we r as a pple, warts & all. B brutally honest with ur self, dnt u c d greed, avarice, egoism, disregard 4 d welfare of odas & oda vices our leaders r famous 4 bein perpetuated albeit on a smaller scale by pple around u (somtyms even u & me myself r guilty of dem)? When som1 can wt out qualms drop a sachet water wrapper on d road wt out considering dt it is non biodegradable waste & dt it can block d drainage & cause flooding which cld kill som1, wld u b suprised when dt person enta a position of power & exhibits dt same behaviour of non regard 4 d welfare of odas & a lack of awareness of d long term consequences dt actions hv? D only difference a military govt wld hv is dt only d head of state & his inner ring of soldiers, sycophants, family, frnds & cronies wld b d 1s benefitting 4rm d looting.

thedarksider:


when are you migrating to europe?....

i heard another boat is leaving to italy in 3 days....interessted??....

TonyeBarcanista:

So what did you do about it? Did you offer to present yourself as witness at the tribunal?

TonyeBarcanista:


Well maybe you have a point but did you help by assisting at the tribunal?

TonyeBarcanista:



The masses know what to do to insist on having their way. What has been their attitude towards eventual result?

lereinter:

agbada politicians cant build anything

where will they get the money to build

lets do the calculation

senator will collect jumbo pay

rep will collect

govs too
Too many good points in one post.

ministars too

special asst

etc


during military the maximum time for a state administrator is 2yrs they dont ve many ministers etc

so no matter how the steal money will still remain to do work

OlujobaSamuel:
all this true federal system, true democracy, etc, i dont believe in them, which one is false? so many different form of democracy, so i dont believe in the concept of true this or that, Also you mentioned people not allowing democracy to work, that is the major point, saboteurs in autocracy and monarchy is very insignificant unlike democracy, a nonoffice holder is ready to do and undo, eg tompolo, late adedibu.
The major disadvantage of autocracy and monarchy is abuse and not letting voice of the people be heard, which are merits of democracy, alas, here in our clime, they are not just disadvantages, but bigger disadvantages compared to that of the military era.
i have a very strong conviction that either of those two system can be modify to check abuse and also create a way to dethrone or remove the occupant if he is deemed to be on dooms path.
There is no evil done by the military that the civilians we have now are not doing worse.

OlujobaSamuel:
all this true federal system, true democracy, etc, i dont believe in them, which one is false? so many different form of democracy, so i dont believe in the concept of true this or that, Also you mentioned people not allowing democracy to work, that is the major point, saboteurs in autocracy and monarchy is very insignificant unlike democracy, a nonoffice holder is ready to do and undo, eg tompolo, late adedibu.
The major disadvantage of autocracy and monarchy is abuse and not letting voice of the people be heard, which are merits of democracy, alas, here in our clime, they are not just disadvantages, but bigger disadvantages compared to that of the military era.
i have a very strong conviction that either of those two system can be modify to check abuse and also create a way to dethrone or remove the occupant if he is deemed to be on dooms path.
There is no evil done by the military that the civilians we have now are not doing worse.

thedarksider:


na you dey mind am..he want true bla bla,but likes the black-market.....they are double-faced mofos........

democracy is a joke!.....

LordAdam:


Of the 20+ autocracies and monarchies in sub-Saharan Africa, how many are doing better than Nigeria?

-Lord

OlujobaSamuel:
how many can boast of our population and resources? also, how many of them put tribe or religion ahead of the nation in ranking?

LordAdam:


Take a flight to Zimbabwe or North Korea!

-Lord

LordAdam:


Don't answer my question with a question.

Give an answer, then state your question.

-Lord

OlujobaSamuel:
China and Sing. was turned around through autocratic means, what do you have to say about that?
you are making it sound as though those systems are other names for the devil. The last i checked, all are with pro & cons, yet our democracy is even sharing the disadvantages of those systems.

thedarksider:


migrate to europe

-the darkside

LordAdam:


We are already in a democracy. N I'm one of the vocal proponents for restructuring and adopting full-on federal democracy.

It's you that want monarchy or dictatorship that needs to emigrate. Because those forms of governments are gone for good.

OBJ tried it and failed. Buhari is trying it and it WILL fail.

-Lord

thedarksider:


i tut you called it a zoo...now,its a democracy??... ....

LordAdam:


I said countries in sub-Saharan Africa.

Because you made it sound like democracy cannot work in Africa.

Communism is working in China but it is not working in North Korea (same Asia).

Dictatorship worked for Singapore, but democracy worked for Hong Kong and South Korea (same Asia).

So democracy can work in Nigeria if it is working in Kenya, Botswana, Ghana.

We just have to tweak the system to work for us.

Everyone here will agree that the first republic when we had three regions headed by three sages (Ahmadu Bello, Awolowo, and Azikiwe) was the best period of Nigerian history followed by the 16 years of democratic rule in 1999 till date. If the military had not bleeped things up, Nigeria would have been a model state by now.

-Lord

OlujobaSamuel:
you brought Africa into the subject, I never did, I can't tow your school of thought by giving me what suits your opinion.
Anyway, argument is in most cases useless, the participants often have equal momentum at the opposite ends.
Shalom Bro.

LordAdam:


It wouldn't be free. The US will have to make some deals that'd make Lincoln roll in his grave, but they'd get a pass nonetheless.

If you don't think so, then pray tell, what do you think will happen?

-Lord

sweetgala:


China would sweat them into favourable trade deals , America would never be able to close it's doors to China made products or did the transfer of manufacturing to China like so many idiots who believe trump.

LordAdam:


We're saying the same thing.

America will make deals with China at their expense and the loan will be thrown off.

You should also keep it in mind that China also has its own debts, reported to be around $4.3 trillion. I'm curious to know how big it'd be when they've held their current ranking for ten more years.

And by the way, China's share of America's $19.2 trillion dollar debt is only 7% ($1.3 trillion). U.S. citizens and entities own 67.5% of the debt. [Source]

So you need to take a chill pill. Everyone borrows heavily!

-Lord