nyameke: how is it not a black African problem.. Even if those statistics are true because I doubt the 63 percentage ..

What's the culture and occupation of these Africans that live on these riverbanks.. how important is the rivers to their livelihood and survival.

Also how many people in the Caribbean live on river banks and have their livelihood /occupation and survival tied to the water.

Been surrounded by the sea does not guarantee that you will know how to swim.. if you have a lifestyle where you're doing 9- 5 and a culture where the people don't really care much about water. They are not going to go that much near the water to swim..

Lagos is pretty much surrounded by water and the sea but I can assure you that the majority of the people do not know how to swim.. They are out there rather hustling to get a living than worry about going for a swim ..

The majority of Lagos inhabitants haven't been settled there for hundreds of years, so it isn't really comparable to any city in any Caribbean nation, that's with ignoring geography. It's the Awori and Ilaje, who have been there for hundreds of years who work with water. If people have been on an island for hundreds of years, the sea and swimming would be integral to their whole lifestyle and culture, despite a job. Barbados and the other Islands can only be compared to Islands in Nigeria, and these are only found in the riverine areas.

*Kails*:


wtf are you talking about?

*Kails*:

http://mnatjegs..com/2012/07/80-of-nigerians-cannot-swim.html

"The survey, carried out in 20 Nigerian states found 80% of respondents saying they don't know how to swim while 71% have never attempted swimming.

The report although indicated that 63% of those from the riverine areas, mostly from Southern Nigeria can swim, most respondents say they are concerned about water safety and cited general safety measures as a discouraging factor why they either do not or cannot swim."

ezeagu:

The majority of Lagos inhabitants haven't been settled there for hundreds of years, so it isn't really comparable to any city in any Caribbean nation, that's with ignoring geography. It's the Awori and Ilaje, who have been there for hundreds of years who work with water. If people have been on an island for hundreds of years, the sea and swimming would be integral to their whole lifestyle and culture, despite a job. Barbados and the other Islands can only be compared to Islands in Nigeria, and these are only found in the riverine areas.





"The survey, carried out in 20 Nigerian states found 80% of respondents saying they don't know how to swim while 71% have never attempted swimming.

The report although indicated that 63% of those from the riverine areas, mostly from Southern Nigeria can swim, most respondents say they are concerned about water safety and cited general safety measures as a discouraging factor why they either do not or cannot swim."

doesnt matter what you say, you are STILL proving our point.
your argument was and still is baseless.

lol like my man clinton said DO THE ARITHMETIC.
80 percent of nigerians cant swim( lets assume this percentage is true for all most African countries)
therefore only 20 percent can.

In america the percentage of blacks that cant swim is around the 70 percent mark.
therefore 30 prcent cant swim.

i dont know the percentage for the Caribbeans and im not going to bother to dig it up
but based on this simple ARITHMETIC, does the figures suggest or indicate in anyway that its
only an african American or Caribbeans problem. The resounding answer is a BIG NO.