MANDELA TO NIGERIA... “YOU know I am not very happy with Nigeria. I have made that very clear on many occasions. Yes, Nigeria stood by us more than any nation, but you let yourselves down, and Africa and the black race very badly. Your leaders have no respect for their people. They believe that their personal interests are the interests of the people. They take people’s resources and turn it into personal wealth. There is a level of poverty in Nigeria that should be unacceptable. I cannot understand why Nigerians are not more angry than they are. “What do young Nigerians think about your leaders and their country and Africa? Do you teach them history? Do you have lessons on how your past leaders stood by us and gave us large amounts of money? You know I hear from Angolans and Mozambicans and Zimbabweans how your people opened their hearts and their homes to them. I was in prison then, but we know how your leaders punished western companies who supported Apartheid. “What about the corruption and the crimes? Your elections are like wars. Now we hear that you cannot be president in Nigeria unless you are Muslim or Christian. Some people tell me your country may break up. Please don’t let it happen. “Let me tell you what I think you need to do. You should encourage leaders to emerge who will not confuse public office with sources of making personal wealth. Corrupt people do not make good leaders. Then you have to spend a lot of your resources for education. “Educate children of the poor, so that they can get out of poverty. Poverty does not breed confidence. Only confident people can bring changes. Poor, uneducated people can also bring change, but it will be hijacked by the educated and the wealthy...give young Nigerians good education. Teach them the value of hard work and sacrifice, and discourage them from crimes which are destroying your image as a good people.” (Excerpts taken from a 2007 interview with Mandela conducted by Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed)

Very true

The problem with Nigeria is when people did not see Nepotism as corruption. The President yesterday said that his appointments were not merely based on Merit contrary to what APC, Adeshina and Lai Mohammed has been feeding Nigerians but as a form of reward to people who have stood by him in bad times and good times, who remained loyal to him. I like the explanation, but is that not Nepotism and favouritism?

Did Nelson Mandela choose only ANC members and Zulus into his cabinet? Even Whites who were behind Apartheid were given prominent positions which helped in cementing unity in the country, he never told his countrymen that his Presidency is about rewarding cronies first.

I hope that PMB will focus on providing quality education to people in North although the northern elites will not support him as they will lose a core support base used to harass their opponents during elections and southerners during riots.
PMB still has a chance to become the next Mandela of Africa by fully carrying along both the 97% who voted for him and the 5% that did not vote for him; because even Mandela before he died predicted that he may still become the President of Nigeria as carried by the Sun Newspaper which has now come to pass.

PMB should prove himself as being truly a father to All like Mandela and everyone will start lining up behind him .

this is the truth

He also once said if Nigeria can't be regarded as corruption-free..Africa will never be regarded as corruption
he's so damn' true on that too

80% of mandela's sermon can also be directed to south africa of today.

Nigerians una see una sef, pikin of 1999 dey yab grandpa of 1960.

Nigeria is Fraud!!

The zoo aka citadel of everything bad with black Africa must fall

8 years after, we are still in mess. Nigeria is a Fraud indeed. Know this and have peace..

Chiaka:
Nigeria is Fraud!!