What do we reaaly mean when we say this or also what do you think people mean when they say Nigeria is the giant of Africa?
What qualities/quantities pre-qualify our country for this title?
Any ideas?

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population. . . only
next question pls

Nigeria is such a giant of Africa, that the criminals feel above the law and actually lay down rules for the government and citizens.
Consider the case of Ateke Tom, saying he is declaring curfew in Port Harcourt and everyone should be indoors by 9pm or he would kill them! Most of this area of the Niger Delta have been overrun by criminals masquerading as freedom fighters, with the connivance and enabling of the area's governors.

Armed robbers way people, banks and whole neighborhoods for hours on end, without any response from the police.
Sometimes, they even have the audacity to write to their victims, letting them know what day and time they would arrive!

The government leaders of various arms of government, simmply convert their wards' allocations, to their private property. We have governors who steal billions, without batting an eye or feeling any remorse!

The president of the last administration (Obasanjo) simply highjacked his party and filled several States offices with hoodlums, to do his evil bidding!
He with the help of his vice (Atiku), simply divided the nations possesions among friends, allocating tyo themselves, whatever they can get away with.
He obeyed rules and laws, when it suited him, using his yes man of an attorney general to interpret the laws that only explained his criminality!

To top it all, he used a so-called independent election body, to organise and (s)elect more bandits into political offices, imposing a clueless president on a perplexed nation!

Police on the streets, have turned to day-light robbers, who waylay the hapless citizens, harrasing and taking whatever they wish, without anyone doing a thing about it. They would turn good laws, usside down, interpreting them to take advantage of a populace, afraid to desent, for fear of dear lives, (what with accidental discharges)!

Area boys and touts have simply highjacked neighborhoods, imposing their own laws and rules on motor parks and markets. They have defacto final says on who advertizes and how much they are to pay.
The politicians use them to harrass opponents and rigging elections.

School children no longer have any fears of teachers. They simplpy beat or kill them, when they don't get their way. This is a new way of throwing tantrums!
The citadels of higher learning, have become glorified brothels, where the women dress like little whores, waiting for pot-bellied men to pick them up for whatever they need. A festering pool of AIDS and other STDs.
The boys are no better than ill-trained hoodlums and cult memebers who see nothing bad in killing, armed robbery and instruments of chaos and destruction!

Parents no longer have any say in what their children do or wear. drugs have overrun the nation, bribry and corruption has become a fabric worn without shame, it has permeated every strata of work and play, their are no demacation lines anywhere!

In all these, churches and mosques are springing up in every corner and houses, you will think people are more religious and drawing nearer to God, but the opposite is the answer.
Relion and selling God, has simply become another form of commerce. All types of shady crooks have become pastors, bishops, general overseers, apostels, alfas, imams, or whatever title suit their fancy, to further fleece the already poor citizens.

Church and mosque leaders no fly in helicopters and own private planes, and have become super stars to be revvered and sang praise songs to. They have overtaken Jesus and Mohammed in popularity. They have simply become demi-gods, chalatans and demagouges!

The only thing we seem to do right, is to campaign, talk, debate and probe on end, without instituting any solutions.
Nigeria. I hail thee and lament for thee,

In conclusion, Nigeria is trully a giant of Africa. A GIANT PAIN IN THE BUTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bankole01:

Nigeria is such a giant of Africa, that the criminals feel above the law and actually lay down rules for the government and citizens.
Consider the case of Ateke Tom, saying he is declaring curfew in Port Harcourt and everyone should be indoors by 9pm or he would kill them! Most of this area of the Niger Delta have been overrun by criminals masquerading as freedom fighters, with the connivance and enabling of the area's governors.

Armed robbers way people, banks and whole neighborhoods for hours on end, without any response from the police.
Sometimes, they even have the audacity to write to their victims, letting them know what day and time they would arrive!

The government leaders of various arms of government, simmply convert their wards' allocations, to their private property. We have governors who steal billions, without batting an eye or feeling any remorse!

The president of the last administration (Obasanjo) simply highjacked his party and filled several States offices with hoodlums, to do his evil bidding!
He with the help of his vice (Atiku), simply divided the nations possesions among friends, allocating tyo themselves, whatever they can get away with.
He obeyed rules and laws, when it suited him, using his yes man of an attorney general to interpret the laws that only explained his criminality!

To top it all, he used a so-called independent election body, to organise and (s)elect more bandits into political offices, imposing a clueless president on a perplexed nation!

Police on the streets, have turned to day-light robbers, who waylay the hapless citizens, harrasing and taking whatever they wish, without anyone doing a thing about it. They would turn good laws, usside down, interpreting them to take advantage of a populace, afraid to desent, for fear of dear lives, (what with accidental discharges)!

Area boys and touts have simply highjacked neighborhoods, imposing their own laws and rules on motor parks and markets. They have defacto final says on who advertizes and how much they are to pay.
The politicians use them to harrass opponents and rigging elections.

School children no longer have any fears of teachers. They simplpy beat or kill them, when they don't get their way. This is a new way of throwing tantrums!
The citadels of higher learning, have become glorified brothels, where the women dress like little whores, waiting for pot-bellied men to pick them up for whatever they need. A festering pool of AIDS and other STDs.
The boys are no better than ill-trained hoodlums and cult memebers who see nothing bad in killing, armed robbery and instruments of chaos and destruction!

Parents no longer have any say in what their children do or wear. drugs have overrun the nation, bribry and corruption has become a fabric worn without shame, it has permeated every strata of work and play, their are no demacation lines anywhere!

In all these, churches and mosques are springing up in every corner and houses, you will think people are more religious and drawing nearer to God, but the opposite is the answer.
Relion and selling God, has simply become another form of commerce. All types of shady crooks have become pastors, bishops, general overseers, apostels, alfas, imams, or whatever title suit their fancy, to further fleece the already poor citizens.

Church and mosque leaders no fly in helicopters and own private planes, and have become super stars to be revvered and sang praise songs to. They have overtaken Jesus and Muhammad in popularity. They have simply become demi-gods, chalatans and demagouges!

The only thing we seem to do right, is to campaign, talk, debate and probe on end, without instituting any solutions.
Nigeria. I hail thee and lament for thee,

In conclusion, Nigeria is trully a giant of Africa. A GIANT PAIN IN THE BUTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I couldnt have said it better.
sad case for nigeria.