and if this whole 'flipping presidency' between north & south crap stops (cause it's dumb and a country which modeled its constitution after America shouldn't practice!)

Eddeux:

oyinda, no need to get feisty. the flipping presidency thing is dumb. Your country re-achieved democracy for the what 4th or 5th time after Obasanjo came into power in '98, and once again your constitution is a carbon copy of the U.S. constitution, and no where in ours does it state that the presidency should be flipped between the Northern (generally wealthier) and southern states (a lil' poorer). I understand Nigeria is home to over 250 ethnic groups but that's no excuse for the fipping presidency. TRUE democracies don't have this.

BESIDES, YOU SHOULD BE FLATTERED A FOREIGNER ACTUALLY TOOK INTEREST IN YOUR COUNTRY. Like I originally said, most Americans don't give a flying bleep about it.

1. our nation is NOT a carbon copy of the U.S. even if the constitutions are similar. no it is not a carbon copy and can never be.

2. there is no such thing as TRUE democracy. each country has it's own forms of democracy. although more powerful countries always impose their own ways and promote it as the "true" or "better" way, which then creates complications.3.we may have 250 ethnic groups but we have 3 major ones. and the history is VERY DEEP. you will call it dumb only if u are ignorant abt it.   

4. we have lots of foreign interest in our country. usually negative interests that we do not care for at all!!! MandingoII comes to mind. search for his username. he is AA like u

Eddeux:

intead of arguing with me over that, why not answer my question? WHEN WILL YOUR COUNTRY DEVELOP? .

your right, but that doesn't excuse the fact that Nigeria is FAR from democracy. What will it take to realize this? I mean even President Obama skipped out on a trip to the 'giant of Africa' during his visit, so if getting snubbed by the world's most powerful man isn't enough, what is?but your leaders care, and they're the ones pullling the strings. I've seen some of MandingoII's post, and no offense but they were pretty funny. That doesn't mean I agree w/ him though. He came to troll, I've come to give my opinion which I can BACK UP. 

People just post different topics, relevant and irrelevant topic and it is making nairaland boring

Horus:

Of course Nigeria will develop. The Nigerian economy is doing very well and the latest figures released by the Central Bank of Nigeria indicates that growth is still going on at six or even close to seven percent this year and next year will even be higher.

BESIDES, YOU SHOULD BE FLATTERED A FOREIGNER ACTUALLY TOOK INTEREST IN YOUR COUNTRY. Like I originally said, most Americans don't give a flying bleep about it.

Horus:

Of course Nigeria will develop. The Nigerian economy is doing very well and the latest figures released by the Central Bank of Nigeria indicates that growth is still going on at six or even close to seven percent this year and next year will even be higher.

RichyBlacK:

I wonder why fellow Nigerians get all defensive and annoying when asked real honest questions about Nigeria's development?

Until we start being honest about our real problems, to whomever is interested in listening, Nigeria will remain on that familiar path to nothingness.

Why bother with a dumb a$$ who until 5 years ago thought Nigeria was in South East Asia? Poster, go w@nk if you've got nothing better to do.
Typical dumb American. . . . . Shioor!

Nigerians are being honest about their real problems.  It is the original poster's lack of honesty and callousness that the people here take offense to.

Nigerian economic development is inevitable but at this moment what we have is backward development because we don't have a system in place since we don't have any outstanding government.

All the efforts of hardworking and honest individuals and organizations are presently been thwarted by bad leadership but at the end of the dark night,the sun will rise over darkness.We have the market,we have the manpower,we have the resources,all we need now is just a good plan as a country.

your brain needs to enlarge more,

I fully agree. Your government is what is hindering your progression, and until it changes who knows maybe Nigeria will never reach its full potential.

Either you realize your problems now and fix them or nothing will ever change.

and what exactly is hindering your country's economic progress at the moment?

is that why you guys are in Iraq and Afghanistan ,cos they did not realise the problems and your govt is fixing it for them?
thanks for zeroing on our problems, we know them  and i bet you we will fix it.

You've known your problems for a long time, but where is the change? I admit I may not see them considering I don't live in Nigeria, but for years now its been known your country's infrastructure is lacking and it doesn't produce enough power yet. And b4 u point at America's problems I already know them. Soaring debt, crumbling infrastructure, yada yada. But again what does that have to do w/ Nigeria? And yes we've fixed the problem in Iraq and will be departing by 2011 

What do you think is holding Nigeria back from developing? Try to actually understand this, because I said earlier, I don't think you understand what is going on very well.

And yes we've fixed the problem in Iraq and will be departing by 2011

RichyBlacK:

I wonder why fellow Nigerians get all defensive and annoying when asked real honest questions about Nigeria's development?

Until we start being honest about our real problems, to whomever is interested in listening, Nigeria will remain on that familiar path to nothingness.

last time looked up the sky .pigs were flying. yeah right. 

Eddeux:

we Black Americans

Ignorant nigerians and ignorant american guy = Nigeria is expected to have an 8% growth rate this year, and has maintained above 5% since 1999. Nigeria is developing and developing very fast. All that's left is electricity and roads which has taken a frustratingly long time due to corruption and bad maintenance culture.



but you, and the ignorant nigerians, have to realize nigeria is a 40 year old country and due to circumstances will be harder to develop then the
US, which didn't have paved roads after 40 years of existence.

also you're not the only successful black ppl in the world. Nigerians in america make a lot more then you and their whitenter parts and are the most educated minority in the county

I applaud your curiosity but the ppl in here are too ignorant for you to be asking serious questions. the hottest topic on here after all is a civil war that happen over 50 years ago and making fake countries out of MSpaint