kokoA: I am sorry but must you act like a dumb given any slightest opportunity? Who is talking about GEJ and APC here?! We are talking about OUR COUNTRY not being given the right recognition she deserves considering her role in Mandela's success and you are here spewing trash! Its comments like this that annoys me on NL.

kokoA: Lybia is not the most populous black nation in the world. Nigeria paying tribute to mandela is like the whole black race appreciating him for what he did for our brothers in SA. Its more of a symbolic gesture than a mere speech. The organisers got it all wrong.

taharqa: Even Nigeria was NOT snubbed anytin. One President per Continent was choosen by d Organisers to speak on d occasion on behalf of their Continent I suppose. The Namibian President spoke on behalf of Africa, Period. And even if we wanted to use 'who contributed most to d AntiApartheid movement', did Nigeria contribute more than Namibia or any other Southern African country for that mata?... For God's sake, why shld this even be an issue? And why am I even on such a sillly thread??

gidzbobby:

you see people like you have gone mad over the last few years..... i don't know why your breeds thinks that corruption started as soon as GEJ became a president of this nation... it has started since and stop blaming this man or his government cause the next person to be elected, except He has the fear of God and love for humanity, then he'll work on how the level of corruption will be reduced in this country....

plaindealer:

Really don't feel like so kindly ignore my comment. Thanks

plaindealer: With all our sacrifices and support during and after apartheid, we did't get any official recognition and the ones getting it didn't do much or even supported apartheid in SA.

It's hard to blame them with all the nuisance we are constituting in their country. The fact that GEJ himself carries little or no weight, zero global knowledge, sophistication and the fact that he's grossly incompetent and corrupt to be felt on the world stage is a great disadvantage.

He's just too weak and timid so they push him around or to the back as needed...

taharqa: OLODO. Where do you DUNCES even come from? Which Skol una good? Who teach una history? So Nigeria contributed to the dismantling of Apartheid (or, was directly affected by it) more than Zimbabwe (former Rhodesia), Zambia, Namibia (a country that even SA colonished till around 1990), Angola, Lesotho, Mozambique?? What NONSENSE I am reading on this thread?

taharqa: Even Nigeria was NOT snubbed anytin. One President per Continent was choosen by d Organisers to speak on d occasion on behalf of their Continent I suppose. The Namibian President spoke on behalf of Africa, Period. And even if we wanted to use 'who contributed most to d AntiApartheid movement', did Nigeria contribute more than Namibia or any other Southern African country for that mata?... For God's sake, why shld this even be an issue? And why am I even on such a sillly thread??

“There is no home that the anti-apartheid campaign was not then. Our university halls were named after Mozambique and all of these places.

We funded all of these organisations in Angola and Zimbabwe among others.
“We are the ones being driven out of South Africa. The British can enter South Africa. We have to take a visa. These are deep questions because they hurt me…"

donphilopus: Why on earth would Namibian president speak on behalf of Africa?? If Mandela were to be a Nigerian, Jacob Zuma wouldn't have arrived Nigeria, before his name would be written among the people to speak.

king94: Namibia did dat for black Africa. It is not on every occassion dat Nigeria must speak for Africa.

GenBuhari: Why Brazil? are they not the same continent as USA?
Truth is that it is to do with how a nation is respected and their influence on the world stage.

Nigeria's influence in Africa has diminished since Abacha's death .

Orlando Owoh:
I agree with you, but not on an occasion like this. Nigeria contributed a lot to the liberation of SA. It cost Murtala Muhammed his life. It took the West many years before they could take the life of Muammar Gaddafi who also was instrumental. Or do you think Jacob Zuma was foolish when he said would grant asylum to Gaddafi if he demanded it?

Acidosis:

Fashola ^^

donphilopus: Retardeen should have been Mobbed now, not snubbed!

iterator25: the posture

Circle-Of-Wilis:
ha ha ha, dis must be a photoshoping

haba!

shizzle11:

what truth? how was Jonathan snubbed? was he not allowed into the venue or was he not welcomed when he arrived?

If however you want us to believe its the truth considering the role Nigeria played during the apartheid struggle in SA, then the post should have been 'Nigeria snubbed' and not 'Jonathan snubbed'.

Anyways, I do not expect any less from the APC internet dogs to be rational in reasoning as long as it involves Jonathan.

Lilimax:

shizzle11:

what truth? how was Jonathan snubbed? was he not allowed into the venue or was he not welcomed when he arrived?

If however you want us to believe its the truth considering the role Nigeria played during the apartheid struggle in SA, then the post should have been 'Nigeria snubbed' and not 'Jonathan snubbed'.

Anyways, I do not expect any less from the APC internet dogs to be rational in reasoning as long as it involves Jonathan.