codemaniacs:










They are after oil in southern Nigeria so even if their bases will be in northern Nigeria it's southern Nigerians that will suffer the most especially the SE and SS.

what are you saying ?
what more suffering could be more than what we are already going through , in Nigeria ?
how many Nigerians are actually benefiting from the proceeds of these so-called much trumpeted oil ?
Nigeria is a sovereign nation, and as such if the Americans were unable to abide by the terms of agreements as regards the establishment of the military base in Nigeria, the agreement can be revoked and the Americans will be send back home .
but the same Americans have been maintaining their bases in; Germany, Japan, south Korea, e.t.c. and these nations are doing fine and developing fast, without any complaints, but only all these Islamic extremists ridden Nations, that's clearly allergic to modernity and Western civilization due to their archaic outdated religious frivolities they are clinging unto , are finding it difficult to accept and benefits from any western arrangement like that of American base.
is it not funny and abnormal, that all these Islamic terrorists, like boko-haram hate western civilization, but they are using modern weapons, to terrorise their victims ?

A debtor is bound to pay his debt.

Tinubu wouldn't make that mistake, he's NOT OBI. Its d reason Obasanjo and the west didnt want him to be President. Jagaban is not the type you can push around.

ManirBK:
President BAT, will NEVER ever allow U.S. & French Military presence in Nigeria. They're major sources of ConfIicts & instabilities in all African countries.

Lower your mic before France expels him from coming assessing health care over there

Sighting their base in Nigeria will not end terrorism or banditry, what is now the purpose of them being here?

Let them come, so after being here for a while, we then split this country into countries by geopolitical zones. They can be based in the south. Then the northerners will really have something to cry about and start begging.



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Maybe they are afraid that their banditry and terroristic activities and sponsorship will be exposed.

Ewedegubbler:
bring the base to SE. We want. these terrorist mallams should go to hell...

They will likely be based in the south west or south South, close to the shore or oil, never the south east.


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Chemlite:
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Nothing but spies? What are they spying self?
Is it the peace we enjoy or nukes development

Why are you scared if your hands are clean?

The so-called eminent northerners are into business with the insecurity situation, so don't
want it exposed.

One base each (East, west, north and south).
Our military alone can't combat banditry, kidnapping, cattle rustlers, boko Haram, Iswap, Esn .... name them.

Honestly,you have a point but lets weigh the pros and cons very well.. the northern elders may be hidding their atrocities and wicked plans truely ..God will expose them

CodeTemplar:
the Islamists ravaging del gado, Mozambique, are they backed by USA or France too?

Be using your coconut once in a while.

They should come to Nigeria, let's see if insecurity will end, look at how they are kidnapping and killing people anyhow in Nigeria, we see people that will assist us, you people say they should not come.
Anyone that doesn't want them to come to Nigeria, are Kidnappers and terrorists, if not I don't understand why they should not come to Nigeria now.
God wants to deliver us and people are rejecting it, how many people have died as a result of insecurity in Nigeria.

@Seun,you need to arrest some people here because I don't understand why they are refusing America and France base in Nigeria.
Criminals have taken over Nigeria, we can't go to farm, we can't travel by roads again, and so people are saying America and France should not bring there base Nigeria, God forbid.

ManirBK:
US and French are the sponsor of every terrorism and rebels Groups....
what of Congo DC rebels and Ethiopia Tigrays rebels, all are created from the West to destabilise the country and steal their natural resources.

What about Boko Haram, iswap ESN and others in Nigeria, are they still being sponsored by USA

ManirBK:
So they want to come back to make us slaves again

The beneficiaries of war will never wants war to end, our situation
would worsen if this sick people arive!!!

Aren't we slaves to politicians already? You think the thief in power will reject ?

akan102:

What about Boko Haram, iswap ESN and others in Nigeria, are they still being sponsored by USA

@seun should arrest this people, do you know in as a result of insecurity, Nigeria that needs help, we all suggested President Tinubu should bring in the west, they now brought an offer, we now turn around and reject.
Holyghost Fire.
God forbid,
President Tinubu please bring them to Nigeria, because you have not loosed anyone that is why , is Nigeria safe?
We can't do anything again because of insecurity, please stop it, before.
Ritualist are kidnapping people and harvesting there organ, you all know, so why are you saying they should not come.

I can see that some people here are bokoharam/Esn members that is why they are lamenting.

#PresidentTinubugivethembaseinNigeria

tankoagaie:
hhmm u must ne joking u dont know them, they don't ever give peace

Who ?

ManirBK:
US & France are Sources of instability in Nigeria & Africa.
Check around the globe anywhere there is US or France military base
you would see that there is destruction of security architecture of that
country and a lot of armed group fighting the central government

Interesting. I don’t see that there is destruction of security architecture and a lot of armed group fighting in Germany or Japan with US bases there. Get your facts right. My reply is not about Nigeria but just about facts and information.

They should be contracted to northern region, that's where insecurity is very dire in Nigeria. Fulanis in government don't want to loose their business bandits terrorists brothers. If I were Tinubu I would give them a contract to to destroy bandits and Bokoharam under one year, if they succeed, they should build their bases there.

Terrahawk:


They will likely be based in the south west or south South, close to the shore or oil, never the south east.


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Niger Republic has a shore abi
Yoruba mu.mu
Tell your Tinubu to remove such foolish plans from his mind
Nigeria is supposed to have bases in other countries sef

It is the duty of Africans to expel all these bases and reject all proxy wars. They do not want to nuke their country’s but without hesitation will do it on African soil. Just expel everybody let them go home. There’s no need for a base of any kind that is foreign in Nigeria or any other African country.

ManirBK:
US & France are Sources of instability in Nigeria & Africa.
Check around the globe anywhere there is US or France military base
you would see that there is destruction of security architecture of that
country and a lot of armed group fighting the central government

if someone give u gun to kill your papa and mama. Will u kill them? Those places u think US dey cause problem don't blame it on united state. When Africans no love themselves it will be easy for external to give u weapons to be killing yourself. Why united state no go Australia or Saudi and cause problem. Is because these people are wise and they love themselves. So to u nah US caused all d killings happening in Nigeria for d past 20yrs. U better don't deceive yourself and call a spade a spade.

ManirBK:
So they want to come back to make us slaves again

The beneficiaries of war will never wants war to end, our situation
would worsen if this sick people arive!!!

who are d sick one between naija people and united state. U don't know u are d sick ones

ManirBK:
President BAT, will NEVER ever allow U.S. & French Military presence in Nigeria. They're major sources of ConfIicts & instabilities in all African countries.

nah Muslim northerners will go against this. And they will want to visit US. Wetin we do ourselves pass what external will do us. Shay nah US caused all d killings and kidnapping in Nigeria. U dey deceive yourself

JASONjnr:


Can we bet?

don't mind d yeye people. Nah these Muslim northerners dey shout against it. When the united state dey donate money for Nigeria, may be there were blind and deaf. I don't know what I can call them.

ManirBK:
US and French are the sponsor of every terrorism and rebels Groups....
what of Congo DC rebels and Ethiopia Tigrays rebels, all are created from the West to destabilise the country and steal their natural resources.

nah them sponsor boko boys, fulani herds men, kidnappers, bandit, esn dat are causing problem in Nigeria abi. U these people no dey stop amazing someone. U Africans do u love yourself before even putting blame on other nation. They never come u dey always kill yourself. Now u are putting blame on united state. If there is love no body can sponsor terrorism within u. U kill yourself not them. People kill people no guns

Niger Republic is the primary guilty party here not Nigeria and certainly not decisions Tinubu is yet to make. By inviting Russians to Niger Republic, the junta in Niemy brought the leading embers of neo cold war to our doorstep!

The secondary guilty party are the very northern governors that are now warning Tinabu not to let America establish thire bases on Nigeria soil if America asks. They were chief among those that warned Tinabu as head of ECOWAs not to intervene to reinstate the overthrown "democratically " elected Niger regime.


Nigeria's only l backup may be China. Nigerians need to understand also that in worst case scenario Russia and America will connive with each other than with any of the West Africa nations. White people will never meaningfully battle each other over black people or black people's interest.

Africa happened to Nigeria!

They should come to the great region.


Arabs and their African gangs are the cause of instability in Africa.

AN OPEN LETTER TO MR. PRESIDENT AND THE LEADERSHIP OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY (NASS) ON THE DANGERS OF THE
RELOCATION OF AMERICAN AND FRENCH MILITARY BASES FROM THE SAHEL TO NIGERIA

Your Excellencies,

It is a common knowledge that the American and French governments have been
desperately lobbying the governments of Nigeria, Benin, Togo, and Ghana to agree to
sign new defense pacts that would enable them to redeploy their soldiers expelled from
Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger. Some of the troops have been redeployed to Chad but
France and United States prefer countries of the Gulf of Guinea that are more strategically located to serve their interests in the central zone of the Sahel. Of the
countries in the Gulf of Guinea, Nigeria turns out to be the most strategically located.
There are indications that the Nigerian Government may be favorably disposed to the
proposed defense pact. However, there is a widespread apprehension that signing of
the pact by Nigeria would have wide ranging implications for defense and internal
security of the country.
On 22nd December 2023, the last of France’s 1,500 troops deployed in Niamey and two
other bases in the tri-frontier of Niger were marched out of the country. On March 16th,
2024, Niger Republic suspended the military agreement with the United States signed
in 2012, which allowed the US to station about 1100 US troops and civilian personnel
permanently in Niger, to operate from two American bases in the country. American
Airbase 101 is located in Niamey while Airbase 201 is located near the small northern
city of Agadez, about 920 kilometers southwest of Niamey. These French and
American bases were used by the French and the Americans to carry out manned and
unmanned surveillance flights and other operations in the Sahel. The bases had become
the focal points for Western intelligence and surveillance operations in West Africa.
The American and French troops were expelled because their presence did not serve
any useful purpose. Instead, they were using the defense pact to carry out surveillance
operations in the region to serve their geopolitical strategic interests. As a result of this
expulsion, the Gulf of Guinea countries especially Nigeria, are being pressured to
compromise their sovereignty by harboring these foreign troops who would come to
serve the interests of NATO to the detriment of the national interests and security of
the countries of the Gulf of Guinea. Nigeria’s civil war experiences when France
overtly supported the Biafran secessionists, and the ambivalence of the US should
provide our leaders with food for thought.
It is important to remember that Nigerians have consistently opposed defense
agreement with foreign countries since the 1960s when the Balewa administration was
forced to abrogate the Anglo-Nigerian Defense Agreement, because the agreement

Moreover, hosting foreign troops often leads to increased prices and living costs in
local areas, disproportionately affecting the lower-income population.
Environmentally, the construction and operation of military bases can lead to
significant degradation of the local environment. This includes deforestation, soil
erosion, water contamination, and loss of biodiversity, which are detrimental to
agricultural communities and indigenous populations. The long-term environmental
damage could further hinder economic opportunities and sustainable development.
Historically, the presence of foreign military bases has often led to strained relations
not only with neighboring countries but also within the host country itself, as seen in
numerous global instances. Public opinion in Nigeria has consistently shown a strong
resistance to foreign military alliances that compromise the nation’s sovereignty and independence. The controversial history of foreign military presence in Nigeria, dating
back to the abrogation of the Anglo-Nigerian Defense Agreement in the 1960s, serves
as a significant historical precedent highlighting the potential risks and public
discontent associated with such agreements. This historical awareness and skepticism
are echoed in the present day, where there is considerable public apprehension towards
the re-establishment of foreign military bases.
In conclusion, as stewards of Nigeria’s sovereignty and guardians of its national
interests, it is incumbent upon our leadership to heed the lessons of history and the
voice of its people. The relocation of foreign military bases to Nigerian soil represents
not just a potential compromise of our sovereignty but also sets a precedent that may
lead to unforeseen geopolitical, economic, and social consequences. We, the
signatories of this open letter, urge you to consider the broader implications of such
agreements and to prioritize Nigeria’s long-term peace and security over short-term
strategic alignments. By standing firm against the pressures to house foreign bases,
Nigeria can affirm its commitment to self-determination and foster a more stable and prosperous future for all its citizens. Let us choose a path of cautious diplomacy and
strategic independence, ensuring that our nation remains a beacon of stability and a
model of sovereign integrity in Africa.


Yours faithfully,


1. Abubakar Siddique Mohammed
Centre for Democratic Development, Research and Training (CEDDERT)
Zaria.
2. Kabiru Sulaiman Chafe
Arewa Research and Development Project (ARDP)
Kaduna.
3. Attahiru Muhammadu Jega
Bayero University, Kano.
4. Jibrin Ibrahim
Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) Abuja

5. Auwal Musa (Rafsanjani)
Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC)
Abuja.
6. Y. Z. Ya’u
Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD)

This could be the preparation for third world war ooo. This guys are seeing what Nigeria is not. Russian troops have moved into Niger republic and other African countries which have been taken over by their military.

lildush:


Who is this 1? You think they are coming to train our military or improve our technology? They are coming to recolonize us. So dey can have full access to our natural resources. Wake up ooo. The West don't mean good for Africa. This must not happen

whats it about natural resources that you all are keeping....THE SAME Oil NIgerian elites are stealing through oil theft ....what have we been doing with the same natural resources if not still trading it to this countries .....Africa recolonisation have been considered judging by the failure of African Leaders to Develop their Countries after independence...Recolonisation have been proposed 20years ago with the way Africans are migrating to Europe via the sea .....Whether you like it or not recolonisation is very possible all indications shows that it would have been better if the British still kept most of this Colonies under their Control...Because i dont understand of what good is the current generation of Leadership we have in Africa.... Just see the level of Abuse going on in all sectors of Nigeria, Kenya, even Ghana and many more of them....please cut that crap of coming to steal natural resources they have been saying

Professor Attahiru Muhammadu Jega

This man name shouldn't be there, when they're romancing with them to remove GEJ from office and destroyed the country, Eminent Northerners didn't think about their actions. Now brain don enter their head.

Nobody should take them seriously. They've ruined this country.