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Linda Thomas-Greenfield Calls Nigeria’s Politics An Old Men’s Club by ijustdey: 10:41pm On Oct 22, 2019
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, a United States diplomat, has likened Nigeria’s political circle to an old men’s club.

Thomas-Greenfield, who was the assistant secretary of State for African Affairs between 2013 and 2017, made this known on Tuesday while speaking at ’20 Years of Democracy: a Retrospect’, a programme organised by National Endowment for Democracy (NED) in partnership with Ford Foundation and YIAGA Africa.

The diplomat predicted that the 2023 election will be challenging because of a gentleman’s agreement that has to be honoured.

“Nigeria’s politics is an old men’s club. There is also a gentleman’s agreement to rotate power between the north and the south,” she said.
“The next election will be a challenging one because of a gentleman’s agreement to rotate power”.

Speaking on the challenges of Nigeria’s democracy in the past 20 years, the diplomat said Nigerian elections have a huge potential for violence.

“Nigeria made a huge step backwards to violence in 2019,” she said.

“I read that 30 people lost their lives to electoral violence but I think it would be higher than that.”

According to Thomas-Greenfield, elections are expensive in Nigeria because there is no framework for candidates to receive donations from electorates.

Although Nigeria was given credit for having the financial ability and institutional infrastructure to hold elections, Thomas-Greenfield said the government occasionally “uses its ability to pay to influence how the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) performs”.



https://www.thecable.ng/nigeria-politics-old-men-club-us-diplomat

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Re: Linda Thomas-Greenfield Calls Nigeria’s Politics An Old Men’s Club by LAZAREY: 10:47pm On Oct 22, 2019
Unlike American Politics dominated by youths like Trump, Biden, Pelosi, and Hillary Clinton. Ugly woman.

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Re: Linda Thomas-Greenfield Calls Nigeria’s Politics An Old Men’s Club by deji68: 10:50pm On Oct 22, 2019
grin grin grin grin Biden Trumü, sanders Nko ?

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Re: Linda Thomas-Greenfield Calls Nigeria’s Politics An Old Men’s Club by aremuforlife(m): 11:08pm On Oct 22, 2019
Ari teni mowi, afi apadi bo tie mole

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Re: Linda Thomas-Greenfield Calls Nigeria’s Politics An Old Men’s Club by Kendumazy(m): 4:12am On Oct 23, 2019
Lol
Re: Linda Thomas-Greenfield Calls Nigeria’s Politics An Old Men’s Club by Nobody: 4:15am On Oct 23, 2019
Sense will not kill this woman grin

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Re: Linda Thomas-Greenfield Calls Nigeria’s Politics An Old Men’s Club by fulaniHERDSman(m): 4:16am On Oct 23, 2019
sad sad
Painfully the youths will attack him ... I mean Shady and Unreliable youths.

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Re: Linda Thomas-Greenfield Calls Nigeria’s Politics An Old Men’s Club by fulaniHERDSman(m): 4:16am On Oct 23, 2019
LAZAREY:
Unlike American Politics dominated by youths like Trump, Biden, Pelosi, and Hillary Clinton. Ugly woman.
See them.
Very Unreliable and Shshsh....

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Re: Linda Thomas-Greenfield Calls Nigeria’s Politics An Old Men’s Club by SouthSouth1914: 4:16am On Oct 23, 2019
The truth is bitter! Nigeria recycling old rogues in a constant sequence!

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Re: Linda Thomas-Greenfield Calls Nigeria’s Politics An Old Men’s Club by LegendHero(m): 4:16am On Oct 23, 2019
LAZAREY:
Unlike American Politics dominated by youths like Trump, Biden, Pelosi, and Hillary Clinton. Ugly woman.

You should also add the foremost presidential aspirants under the Democratic party:
Bernie Sanders - 78 years
Joe Biden - 76 years
Elizabeth Warren - 70 years

If not hypocrisy, ain't these guys also old men/women club?

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Re: Linda Thomas-Greenfield Calls Nigeria’s Politics An Old Men’s Club by adeniyi3971(m): 4:17am On Oct 23, 2019
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Re: Linda Thomas-Greenfield Calls Nigeria’s Politics An Old Men’s Club by SamuelAnyawu(m): 4:17am On Oct 23, 2019
The US politics is also an old men's club. The difference is that your politicians love your country, but ours is to loot for 5th Generation

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Re: Linda Thomas-Greenfield Calls Nigeria’s Politics An Old Men’s Club by kolaaderin: 4:17am On Oct 23, 2019
she is also a youth in US politics, only that she looks over 60 years old. Mumu talks

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Re: Linda Thomas-Greenfield Calls Nigeria’s Politics An Old Men’s Club by yashau(m): 4:17am On Oct 23, 2019
Wisdom

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Re: Linda Thomas-Greenfield Calls Nigeria’s Politics An Old Men’s Club by SouthSouth1914: 4:17am On Oct 23, 2019
LAZAREY:
Unlike American Politics dominated by youths like Trump, Biden, Pelosi, and Hillary Clinton. Ugly woman.

How old was Barack Obama when he became president?

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Re: Linda Thomas-Greenfield Calls Nigeria’s Politics An Old Men’s Club by Nobody: 4:18am On Oct 23, 2019
LAZAREY:
Unlike American Politics dominated by youths like Trump, Biden, Pelosi, and Hillary Clinton. Ugly woman.


Thank you. Hypocrisy of the highest order.

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Re: Linda Thomas-Greenfield Calls Nigeria’s Politics An Old Men’s Club by Mood11: 4:19am On Oct 23, 2019
LAZAREY:
Unlike American Politics dominated by youths like Trump, Biden, Pelosi, and Hillary Clinton. Ugly woman.
Ugly woman with a deceitful smile angry

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Re: Linda Thomas-Greenfield Calls Nigeria’s Politics An Old Men’s Club by fulaniHERDSman(m): 4:19am On Oct 23, 2019
SouthSouth1914:


How old was Barack Obama when he became president?
U dey mind the "Shady and Unreliable" youth.

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Re: Linda Thomas-Greenfield Calls Nigeria’s Politics An Old Men’s Club by hollowpot15684(m): 4:19am On Oct 23, 2019
Obviously the gentleman is Jagaban.

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Re: Linda Thomas-Greenfield Calls Nigeria’s Politics An Old Men’s Club by ZombieTERROR: 4:21am On Oct 23, 2019
I won't disagree to this assertion

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Re: Linda Thomas-Greenfield Calls Nigeria’s Politics An Old Men’s Club by 9jaRealist: 4:21am On Oct 23, 2019
LAZAREY:
Unlike American Politics dominated by youths like Trump, Biden, Pelosi, and Hillary Clinton. Ugly woman.

grin grin grin

Told dem...lmao

*Although, it’s true and we should be turning to a new generation of politicians...
But not just younger (we don’t want the Yahoo Yahoo crowd), but SMARTER and INTEGROUS!
>

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Re: Linda Thomas-Greenfield Calls Nigeria’s Politics An Old Men’s Club by Came4amod: 4:23am On Oct 23, 2019
DenreleDave:
Pls how do I go about learning programming during my service year coming up next year...I'm studying banking and finance but I can't be looking for job like many are doing now..

I wana switch to learning things like IT... Guys Pls help.

I can't be jobless, the plight of graduate makes me feel so bad for my own self gan

Mods don't ban me.. I av done notin wrong
Buy a journal and document your learning process .. and be consistent .. learn everything on the internet .. but do it privately .. learning new things in public places will create problems for you .. or like reading books in the office everyday In front of your coworkers or boss .. may even get u in trouble I wish someone told me this a time ago grin

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Re: Linda Thomas-Greenfield Calls Nigeria’s Politics An Old Men’s Club by Kennitrust(m): 4:24am On Oct 23, 2019
Old men with empty brain
Re: Linda Thomas-Greenfield Calls Nigeria’s Politics An Old Men’s Club by 9jaRealist: 4:26am On Oct 23, 2019
SamuelAnyawu:
The US politics is also an old men's club. The difference is that your politicians love your country, but ours is to loot for 5th Generation

Love is a relative term...

A xenophobic Trump is using the Presidency to feather his family’s nest...
Meanwhile, Joe Biden’s son gets a board position in an industry he’s clueless about at $50k per month.

The US politics is substantively an organized corrupt superstructure...
Those with money buy politicians to give them tax breaks and favorable legislation.
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Re: Linda Thomas-Greenfield Calls Nigeria’s Politics An Old Men’s Club by EvilPOTATO(m): 4:27am On Oct 23, 2019
All over the world politics is handled by the old people

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Re: Linda Thomas-Greenfield Calls Nigeria’s Politics An Old Men’s Club by nakaman: 4:28am On Oct 23, 2019
Totally agree
Re: Linda Thomas-Greenfield Calls Nigeria’s Politics An Old Men’s Club by 9jaRealist: 4:32am On Oct 23, 2019
SouthSouth1914:
How old was Barack Obama when he became president?

Same age as Jonathan and barely four years younger than Shagari when each became president...
Competence has no nexus with age. Gowon was 32 and IBB was 44 (albeit both were military presidents).
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Re: Linda Thomas-Greenfield Calls Nigeria’s Politics An Old Men’s Club by NonFarmPayrol: 4:35am On Oct 23, 2019
Let Canada and France talk first

Although you can excuse that Obama came in young
Re: Linda Thomas-Greenfield Calls Nigeria’s Politics An Old Men’s Club by DonKafra: 4:37am On Oct 23, 2019
DenreleDave:
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Re: Linda Thomas-Greenfield Calls Nigeria’s Politics An Old Men’s Club by Neddstark: 4:39am On Oct 23, 2019
LAZAREY:
Unlike American Politics dominated by youths like Trump, Biden, Pelosi, and Hillary Clinton. Ugly woman.

What she said is true, but you have a strong point. She should have looked at her country first before spewing

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